amuk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”).

Verb

amuk

to run amok

Malay

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /amoʔ/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /amʊʔ/
Rhymes: -amoʔ, -moʔ, -oʔ

Verb

amuk (used in the form mengamuk)

to run amok

Descendants

→ Dutch: amok
- → Danish: amok (or through English amok)
- → English: amok
  - → Cebuano: amok
  - → Czech: amok
  - → Danish: amok (or directly from Dutch amok)
  - → Finnish: amok
  - → German: Amok
  - → Hebrew: אמוק‎ (ámok)
  - → Norwegian: amok
  - → Serbo-Croatian:
    - Cyrillic: амок
    - Latin: amok
  - → Swedish: amok
Indonesian: amuk
→ Portuguese: amouco

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