tok palm wine / lontar palm that is used to make palm wine

Part of Speech n
Pronunciation ˈtok
Borrowed Word Austronesian, cf. PMP *tuak 'palm wine' (ACD).
    • palm wine
      • Example 392:
        Gènasu tok gènai gèwalana, aning gèmarang takèwai.
        He get's drunk by himself drinking palm wine, then goes and gets into fights together with people.
    • lontar palm that is used to make palm wine
    • Grammar Note This meaning is chiefly found in combination with the noun bong 'tree'.
      Scientific Name Borassus flabellifer
      • Example 668:
        Naida sikeri medi toko bong lepas.
        I tie the tuak palm with a ladder.

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  • See also:
    • aukol palmyra palm, leaves of which are used as wrappers for rolling tobaccos into cigarettes
    • sikeri type of ladder made out of ek bamboo, tied to the base of a toddy palm and used to tap the alcohol