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4-letter words (2 found)

ARAK,KARA,

3-letter words (2 found)

AKA,ARK,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AR,KA,

You can make 7 words from arak according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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arak raak aark aark raak arak arka raka akra kara rkaa kraa aakr aakr akar kaar akar kaar raka arka rkaa kraa akra kara

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Definitions and meaning of arak

arak

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, sweat), a reference to the condensate in the distillation process. Doublet of ara, raki, and rakija.

Alternative forms

  • araq, arrack, rack

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹæk/, /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/

Noun

arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)

  1. A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
  2. Alternative spelling of arrack (an alcoholic drink distilled from coconut palm flowers or sugar cane)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَرَاك (ʔarāk).

Noun

arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)

  1. A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).
    • 1958-1994, Hamilton Gibb & CF Beckingham, in The Travels of Ibn Battutah, Folio Society 2012, p. 51:
      They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood.

Further reading

  • arak (drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Kara, kara, rak'a

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq) (cf. Tagalog alak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧rak
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/, [ˈʔa.ɾak]

Noun

árak (Basahan spelling ᜀᜍᜃ᜔)

  1. liquor, alcoholic beverage
  2. wine
    Synonym: (slang, dated) agwa de pataranta

See also

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧rak
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/, [ˈʔa.ɾ̪ʌk]

Noun

arak

  1. Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens)

Chamorro

Etymology

From Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

arak

  1. distilled liquor made from fermented coconut milk

Galo

Noun

arak

  1. cliff

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: á‧rak
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɾak/

Noun

árak

  1. wine; liquor; alcoholic beverage
  2. alcohol
    Synonym: alkohol
Derived terms

See also

  • basi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (to walk single-file).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧rák
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈɾak/, [ʔɐˈɾak]

Noun

arák

  1. gathering; congregation; assembly
Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.rak/

Etymology 1

From Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق (arak), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

arak (plural arak-arak, first-person possessive arakku, second-person possessive arakmu, third-person possessive araknya)

  1. arrack; an alcoholic beverage usually made from fermenting rice; rice wine
Synonyms
  • tuak
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay arak, from Classical Malay ارق (arak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (to walk single-file).

Verb

arak

  1. to (casually) walk or move past
    ...pengantin wanita dan pengantin laki-laki... di arak atau pawai di sekitar kampung.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “arak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

arak (Jawi spelling ارق, informal 1st possessive arakku, 2nd possessive arakmu, 3rd possessive araknya)

  1. liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage
    Synonym: minuman keras
  2. beer
    Synonym: bir
  3. rice wine
    Synonym: tuak
Descendants
  • Indonesian: arak
  • Bikol Central: arak
  • Chamorro: arak
  • Ilocano: arak
  • Limos Kalinga: alak
  • Tagalog: alak

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (walk single-file; be positioned one behind the other).

Verb

arak (Jawi spelling ارق)

  1. to walk in procession
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: arak

Further reading

  • “arak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.rak/
  • Rhymes: -arak
  • Syllabification: a‧rak

Noun

arak m inan

  1. arak (a clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Middle East)

Declension

Usually in the singular.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • arak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • arak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

arak m (plural araks)

  1. Alternative form of áraque

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

arak m (Cyrillic spelling арак)

  1. double sheet

Taivoan

Noun

arak

  1. son

Tangam

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak. Cognates include Burmese လက် (lak) and Tibetan ལག (lag).

Noun

arak

  1. (anatomy) hand, arm

References

  • Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN

Yogad

Noun

arák

  1. (anatomy) throat

Source: wiktionary.org