jongkok

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoŋkok/ [ˈd͡ʒoŋ.kɔk̚]
• Rhymes: -oŋkok
• Syllabification: jong‧kok

jongkok

1. to squat

• “jongkok” 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 *zuŋkuk (“bend over, stoop”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoŋkoʔ/
• Rhymes: -oŋkoʔ, -koʔ, -oʔ

jongkok (Jawi spelling جوڠکوق)

1. to squat

• “jongkok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.