peluk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peluk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (bend, curve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈluk/
  • Hyphenation: pê‧luk

Verb

peluk (reciprocal berpelukan, active memeluk, passive dipeluk, accidental terpeluk)

  1. to hug
  2. to embrace

Conjugation

    Conjugation of peluk (meng-, intransitive)
    Root peluk
    Active Involuntary /
    Perfective
    Passive Basic /
    Imperative
    Jussive
    Active memeluk terpeluk dipeluk peluk peluklah
    Locative memeluki terpeluki dipeluki peluki pelukilah
    Causative / Applicative1 memelukkan terpelukkan dipelukkan pelukkan pelukkanlah
    Causative
    Active memperpeluk terperpeluk diperpeluk perpeluk perpeluklah
    Locative memperpeluki terperpeluki diperpeluki perpeluki perpelukilah
    Causative / Applicative1 memperpelukkan terperpelukkan diperpelukkan perpelukkan perpelukkanlah
    1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
    Notes:
    Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

    Derived terms

    • pelukan
    • pemelukan
    • sepemeluk
    • sepemelukan

    Further reading

    Malay

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *peluk (bend, curve).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pəluk/
    • Rhymes: -əluk, -luk, -uk
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəˈlʊʔ, -loʔ, -lo̞ʔ]

    Verb

    peluk (Jawi spelling ڤلوق)

    1. to hug; to embrace
      Bahaya memeluk orang yang dijangkiti dengan penyakit ebola.
      It is dangerous to hug someone who's been infected with ebola.
    2. to convert (to another religion); to change one's religion
      David telah memeluk agama Islam.
      David has converted to Islam.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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