cangkok

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese cangkok (“outer shell; tray of a balance scale; landowner; basic, fundamental, original”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋkoʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kɔʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aŋkoʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋkok/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kɔk̚]
      • Rhymes: -aŋkok
  • Syllabification: cang‧kok

Noun

cangkok (plural cangkok-cangkok)

  1. (horticulture) graft (small shoot or scion inserted in another tree)
  2. (horticulture) graft (branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot)
    Synonym: cangkokan
  3. (surgery) graft (portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty)
    cangkok kulit ― skin graft
  4. (surgery, by extension) transplant; transfer
    Synonym: transplantasi
    cangkok ginjal ― kidney transplant

Verb

cangkok (active mencangkok, passive dicangkok)

  1. (horticulture, transitive) to graft (to insert a graft in another tree)
    Jeruk dapat dicangkok, tetapi struktur tumbuhannya akan lebih mudah rapuh .
    Oranges can be grafted, but the structure of the plant will become more fragile.
  2. (surgery, transitive) to graft (to implant to form an organic union)
  3. (surgery, transitive) to transplant; to transfer
    Synonym: transplantasikan

Adjective

cangkok (comparative lebih cangkok, superlative paling cangkok)

  1. (figurative, uncommon) fake, made up
    Synonym: gadungan

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