ꦠꦸꦏꦁ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tukaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -kaŋ
  • Hyphenation: tu‧kang

Etymology 1

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Noun

ꦠꦸꦏꦁ (tukang)

  1. worker
  2. craftsman, artisan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese tukaṅ (“lemur”).

Noun

ꦠꦸꦏꦁ (tukang)

  1. sloth

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “tukang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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