"subak" meaning in English

See subak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 수박(手搏) (subak). Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{bor+|en|ko|수박(手搏)}} Borrowed from Korean 수박(手搏) (subak) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} subak (uncountable)
  1. An ancient Korean barehand martial art. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-subak-en-noun-mho3sgFz Categories (other): Martial arts Disambiguation of Martial arts: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

Noun

Forms: subaks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Balinese or Indonesian subak. Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (irrigation)}}, {{bor+|en|ban|-}} Borrowed from Balinese, {{bor|en|id|subak}} Indonesian subak Head templates: {{en-noun}} subak (plural subaks)
  1. A communal organization for the irrigation of paddy fields on Bali.
    Sense id: en-subak-en-noun-xlSooBw8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

Inflected forms

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