lunak

Inherited from Malay lunak.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlunak/ [ˈlu.nak̚]
• Rhymes: -unak
• Syllabification: lu‧nak

lunak (comparative lebih lunak, superlative paling lunak)

1. soft, tender
2. moderate

• “lunak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈlunak/ [ˈlu.naʔ]
• Rhymes: -unaʔ, -naʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: lu‧nak

lunak (Jawi spelling لونق)

1. Synonym of lembut (“soft; tender”).^[1]
   1. (of foods) Soft and easily chewed.
   2. (of fruits) mellow: Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
   3. (figurative, of sounds) Quiet.
2. Synonym of tenang (“calm”).^[1]
   1. (of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
3. acquiescent: Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.^[1]

• > Indonesian: lunak (inherited)

• “lunak”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Compare Malay lunak.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luˈnak/ [lʊˈn̪ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: lu‧nak

lunák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜃ᜔)

1. (dialectal) ripened on the tree or vine (of a fruit, as opposed to being forced to ripen, therefore being of a more refined sweetness)

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