# arak
## English
### 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: /əˈɹæk/, /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/

#### Noun

arak (usually uncountable, plural araks)
* A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
** 2005 January 25, “The return of arak”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:A rite of the grape harvest in the Christian villages dotting the Lebanon mountain range […] is the perfectly legal distillation of homemade arak. This smooth, cool, refreshing liquor, tasting of licorice with a soupçon of peppermint, remains the staple drink at Sunday lunch, an eat-till-you-drop extravaganza of small meze dishes.
** 2015 February 6, Henry Jeffreys, “How to enjoy ouzo, even when you’re not on holiday”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:In Lebanon they have arak, in Turkey raki, and they even make something similar in Saudi Arabia. This is not so surprising as the Arabs were probably the first people to distil alcohol; alcohol is an Arabic word. “Arak” means “sweat” in Arabic, and describes the distillation process rather than what happens when you drink too much.
* 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)
* 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, rak'a, akra, Kara

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔaɾak/ [ˈʔa.ɾak]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: a‧rak

### Noun

árak (Basahan spelling ᜀᜍᜃ᜔)
* liquor, alcoholic beverage
* wine
    Synonyms: agwa de pataranta (slang, dated), bino (rare)

#### See also

* serbesa

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧rak
* IPA: /ˈʔaɾak/ [ˈʔa.ɾ̪ɐk]

### Noun

arak
* Philippine trogon (Harpactes ardens)

## Chamorro
### Etymology

From Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

### Noun

arak
* distilled liquor made from fermented coconut milk

## Galo
### Noun

arak
* cliff

## Ilocano
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔaɾak/ [ˈʔɐ.ɾak]
* Hyphenation: á‧rak

#### Noun

árak (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜎᜃ᜔)
* wine; liquor; alcoholic beverage
* alcohol
    Synonym: alkohol

##### Derived terms

* agarak
* araken
* inarak
* pagaraken

#### See also

* basi

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak (“to walk single-file”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈɾak/ [ʔɐˈɾak]
* Hyphenation: a‧rák

#### Noun

arák
* gathering; congregation; assembly

##### Derived terms

* agarak

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.rak/, [ˈa.rak̚]
* Hyphenation: a‧rak

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

arak (plural)
* arrack; an alcoholic beverage usually made from fermenting rice; rice wine
    Synonym: tuak

##### Derived terms

* pengarakan
* arak jawa
* arak obat

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

arak
* 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

$^1$ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

##### Derived terms

* arak-arakan
* arakan
* berarak
* berarak-arakan
* berarakan
* mengarak
* pengarak
* perarakan

### References

* ↑ Ayu Rizkia (2020) “Adat Melayu Malam Bainai di Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu "Peranap" ["Malam Bainai" Malay Tradition in Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu "Peranap"]”, in Mengabadikan Riau: Buku I: Antologi Esai Kebudayaan [Preserving Riau: Book 1: Cultural Essay Anthology] (in Indonesian), Magelang: Pustaka Rumah Cinta, →ISBN

### 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 of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈarak/ [ˈa.raʔ]
* Hyphenation: a‧rak

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

#### Noun

arak (Jawi spelling ارق, informal 1st possessive arakku, 2nd possessive arakmu, 3rd possessive araknya)
* liquor, spirits, alcoholic beverage
    Synonym: minuman keras
* beer
    Synonym: bir
* rice wine
    Synonym: tuak

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: arak
* → Aklanon: aeak
* → Bikol Central: arak
* → Casiguran Dumagat Agta: alak
* → Central Bontoc: alak
* → Central Dusun: talak
* → Chamorro: arak
* → Coastal Kadazan: talak
* → Hanunoo: alak
* → Ilocano: arak
* → Kankanaey: alak
* → Limos Kalinga: alak
* → Kapampangan: alak
* → Pangasinan: alak
* → Tagalog: alak

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

arak (Jawi spelling ارق)
* to walk in procession

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* pengarak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* pengarakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* arakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* arak-arakan [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
* perarakan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
* mengarak [agent focus] (meN-)
* diarak [patient focus] (di-)
* berarak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* berarak-arakan [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)

##### Descendants

* Indonesian: arak

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish arak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.rak/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -arak
* Syllabification: a‧rak
* Homophone: Arak

### Noun

arak m inan (diminutive araczek, related adjective arakowy)
* arak (clear, unsweetened, aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant)

#### Descendants

* → Kashubian: arak
* → Slovincian: arak

### Further reading

* arak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* arak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* arak in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Noun

arak m (plural araks)
* Alternative form of áraque

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

arak m (Cyrillic spelling арак)
* double sheet

## Slovincian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish arak. Compare Kashubian arak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.rak/
* Rhymes: -arak
* Syllabification: a‧rak

### Noun

arak m inan
* arak (clear, unsweetened, aniseed-flavored alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant)

### Further reading

* Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ãrăk”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 5

## Taivoan
### Noun

arak
* son

## Tangam
### Etymology

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

### Noun

arak
* (anatomy) hand, arm

#### References

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

## Yogad
### Noun

arák
* (anatomy) throat