rontok

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese rontog (“to fall (of leaves)”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦴꦒ꧀ (rontog).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrontok/ [ˈron̪.t̪ɔk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ontok
  • Syllabification: ron‧tok

Verb

rontok

  1. to fall
    1. to fall in large quantities (e.g. fruits, leaves)
    2. to fall out (of hair, teeth, etc.)
      Synonyms: luruh, tanggal
    3. to be peeled off
    4. (figurative) to lose; to be defeated
      Synonyms: kalah, gugur
Derived terms
  • kerontokan
  • merontokkan
  • perontok
  • perontokan
  • rontokan

Etymology 2

From Makasar ronto'.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrontoʔ/ [ˈron̪.t̪ɔʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ontoʔ
  • Syllabification: ron‧tok

Noun

rontok (plural rontok-rontok)

  1. a dish made out of marinated small shrimps

Further reading

Sundanese

Verb

rontok (Sundanese script ᮛᮧᮔ᮪ᮒᮧᮊ᮪, active ngarontok)

  1. to seize (capture; grab something)
  2. to embrace

Derived terms

  • dirontok
  • ngarontok
  • parontok-rontok

Further reading

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