colok

col +‎ -ok (plural suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡solok]
• Hyphenation: co‧lok

colok

1. nominative plural of col

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): (common) /ˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/ [ˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
• Syllabification: co‧lok

Inherited from Malay colok (“slow-match; fuse”), probably from Chinese [Term?] (“joss-stick”).

colok (plural colok-colok) (dialectal)

1. a torch, that is made from old cloth and so on which is twisted and dipped in oil
2. a stick, or something else that is given resin or sulfur as a lamp
3. a white stripe, on a black-furred dog or other animal

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to torch (to illuminate or provide a place with a torch)

   Synonyms: coloki, (more common) obori

Possibly related to the first Etymology.

colok (plural colok-colok)

1. plug (any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole)

   Synonym: colokan

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

1. (transitive) to plug (to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole)

   Synonyms: coloki, colokkan

2. (transitive) to pierce (to penetrate)

   Synonyms: tusuk, cocok, coloki

3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to vote
4. (transitive, colloquial, slang) to finger (to use the finger(s) to sexually penetrate)

Possibly a borrowing from Minangkabau.

colok (plural colok-colok)

1. (dialectal) dye (colourant)

   Synonyms: (both standard) celupan, pewarna

2. (dialectal, figurative) degree (a stage of rank or privilege)

   Synonym: (standard) derajat

colok (active mencolok, passive dicolok)

1. (dialectal) to dye (to colour with dye)

   Synonyms: (both standard) celup, warnai

Possibly a borrowing from Minangkabau.

colok (plural colok-colok)

1. a small boat, for catching fish that is equipped with a fishing rod, hook and a pressurized-kerosene lamp

A borrowing from Tonsea.

colok (plural colok-colok)

1. a fried snack of Tonsea (a region in North Sulawesi, Indonesia), made from a mixture of rice flour, palm sugar, cinnamon and eggs

• “colok” 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.