bengkok

From Malay bengkok, from Classical Malay bengkok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋkɔk/ [ˈbeŋ.kɔk̚]
    • Rhymes: -ɛŋkɔk
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋkɔʔ/ [ˈbeŋ.kɔʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ɛŋkɔʔ
• Syllabification: beng‧kok

bèngkok (comparative lebih bengkok, superlative paling bengkok)

1. bent, dented

   Synonym: berkeluk

   Antonym: lurus (“straight”)

2. (figurative) bent, corrupt, dishonest

   Synonym: curang

   Antonym: jujur (“honest”)

bèngkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. (surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste, commonly known as Dutch nierbekken (“renal pelvis”, literally “kidney-shaped basin”)

From Javanese bengkok.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəŋˈkɔʔ/ [bəŋˈkɔʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔʔ
• Syllabification: beng‧kok

bêngkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. a village land, which is lent to the village head to be cultivated and harvested as a substitute for salary

• “bengkok” 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.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

• IPA^(key): /beŋkok/
• Rhymes: -eŋkok, -kok, -ok
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [be̞ŋko̞ʔ]

bengkok (Jawi spelling بيڠکوق)

1. bent; not straight (of a line)

   Jalan bengkok

   A road that is not straight

2. (figurative) dishonest

   Hati bengkok

   Dishonest heart

• “bengkok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *biŋkuk