sengkang

sengkang

1. To sit with legs spread apart.

From nasalization of sakang from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakaŋ “bow-legged”.

sengkang

1. to hold apart or astretch
2. to prop something up preventing it from closing
   1. to muzzle one's mouth by stuffing an object in

sengkang (Jawi spelling سڠکڠ, plural sengkang-sengkang)

1. crossbar, crossbeam
2. thwart (of a boat)

   Synonym: sengkar

3. base to put tholes on the side of boats as placement for oars
4. (obsolete) diameter

   Synonym: garis pusat

5. (obsolete) cross

   sengkang bajang: Maltese cross (lit. 'long-clawed/tailed cross')

   Synonyms: palang, salib

6. dash, hyphen; also ellipsis of tanda sengkang

   Synonyms: sempang, tanda sempang

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سڠکڠ sĕngkang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 24
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سڠکڠ sĕngkang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 420
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sĕngkang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 436

Same as above, with likely free vowel variation from /səŋkaŋ/ > /seŋkaŋ/.

menyengkang

1. to stand or walk with legs athwart

From Etymology 2, both ultimately from Etymology 1.

sengkang (Jawi spelling سيڠکڠ)

1. to be short on one foot

menyengkang

1. to be uneven in walking

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سڠکڠ sengkang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 386
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sengkang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 436

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