เตอกัด

Urak Lawoi'

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *təkən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən (downward pressure). Cognate with Pattani Malay ตือแก (təkɛ), Tagalog tikín and Old Javanese tĕkĕn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təkat/, [təˈkʌt̚]

Verb

เตอกัด (tekat)

  1. to press
  2. to choke
  3. to strain (wood)
  4. to oppress

Further reading

  • Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 154