kemaruk

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦩꦫꦸꦏ꧀ (kemaruk, “happy with and proud of a new acquisition”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈmaruk/ [kəˈma.rʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -aruk
  • Syllabification: ke‧ma‧ruk

Adjective

kemaruk (comparative lebih kemaruk, superlative paling kemaruk)

  1. ravenous appetite (especially after recovering from an illness)
  2. lavishly spend
  3. greedy
  4. avaricious
  5. covetous

Alternative forms

  • maruk

Descendants

  • → Malay: کماروق (kemaruk)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kemaruk

  1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦩꦫꦸꦏ꧀
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