mencolok

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): (common) /mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/ [məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]
    • IPA(key): /mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/ [məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
  • Syllabification: men‧co‧lok

Etymology 1

From colok +‎ meng-.

Verb

mêncolok (basic-imperative colok, actice mencolok, passive dicolok)

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

Etymology 2

From colok +‎ meng-.

Verb

mêncolok (basic-imperative colok, active mencolok, passive dicolok) (active voice)

  1. (transitive) to plug (to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole)
  2. (transitive) to pierce (to penetrate)
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to vote

Adjective

mêncolok

  1. (figurative) striking, piercing

Etymology 3

From colok +‎ meng-.

Verb

mêncolok (basic-imperative colok, active mencolok, passive dicolok)

  1. (active voice, dialectal) to dye (to colour with dye)

Further reading

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