luah

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.ʔah/
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: lu‧ah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Noun

luah (Balinese script ᬮᬸᬯᬄ)

1. vomit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese lwah (“river”).

Noun

luah (Balinese script ᬮᬸᬯᬄ)

1. river
2. a place to dispose of excess water in rice fields

Further reading

• “luah”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈluah/ [ˈlu.ah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: lu‧ah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay luah, from Proto-Malayic *luah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Māori ruaki).

Noun

luah (plural luah-luah)

1. (rare) nausea (a feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit)

   Synonym: mual

Derived terms

• diluahkan
• meluah
• meluahkan

Adjective

luah (comparative lebih luah, superlative paling luah)

1. (literature) expressionistic

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese lwah (“river”) (compare to Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦃ (loh) and Balinese luah).

Noun

luah (plural luah-luah)

1. (agriculture) the volume of liquid flowing through a surface per unit time
2. (anthropology) discharge

Further reading

• “luah”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with luak, from Proto-Malayic *luah (compare Indonesian luah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Māori ruaki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluah/ [ˈlwah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: luah

Verb

luah

1. to eject food from the mouth
2. to feel sick
3. to express

Descendants

• > Indonesian: luah (inherited)

Further reading

• "luah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese lwah (“river”).

Noun

luah

1. river

Descendants

• → Indonesian: (a toponymic element commonly found in parts of East Kalimantan) loa

Further reading

• “luah”, in Kamus Bahasa Kutai - Bahasa Indonesia‎^[1], Samarinda: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Kalimantan Timur, 2013.