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samak

Pronunciation: /ˈsamak/

“samak” is an Indonesian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tanning
  2. tannin
  3. true sago palm (Metroxylon sagu)
  4. kite string material
  5. cover, protection
  6. powdered glass (for coating kite strings)
  7. hear
  8. a mat made from pandanus leaves

verb

  1. to color the net to make it stiff

adjective

  1. anxious
  2. troubled

Etymology

Inherited from Malay samak, from Proto-Malayic *samak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samak (“Macaranga tanarius”).

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