ludah

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ludaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Noun

ludah

  1. spit, saliva

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ludah, from Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

ludah

  1. spit, saliva
    Synonyms: air liur, air ludah, liur

Derived terms

  • berludah
  • meludah
  • meludahi
  • meludahkan
  • peludahan
  • ludah sirih

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ludah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ludah/
  • Rhymes: -udah

Noun

ludah (Jawi spelling لوده, plural ludah-ludah)

  1. spit, saliva

Verb

ludah (Jawi spelling لوده)

  1. (intransitive) to spit (to evacuate saliva from the mouth)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ludah
  • North Moluccan Malay: luda

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ludaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes ludah
lemes ka sorangan {{{les}}}
lemes ka batur {{{leb}}}
loma ciduh
cohag {{{co}}}

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq.

Noun

ludah (Sundanese script ᮜᮥᮓᮂ)

  1. (lemes) saliva

Verb

ludah (Sundanese script ᮜᮥᮓᮂ)

  1. to spit