tanggung

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡuŋ
• Syllabification: tang‧gung

From Malay tanggung, from Classical Malay تڠݢوڠ (tanggung), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).

tanggung (active menanggung, passive ditanggung)

1. to bear (a burden, loss, etc.)
2. to assume a risk
3. to guarantee; to warrantee; to be responsible for
4. to hold someone accountable or liable for
5. to take up a question, address

tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)

1. guaranteed

From Javanese tanggung.

tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)

1. medium; not quite adequate or enough (in quantity, size, etc.)
2. not quite on time; just too late
3. difficult (of choice, moment, etc.)

• “tanggung” 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.

tanggung

1. romanization of ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦁ

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡuŋ]
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪äŋ.ɡʊŋ], [ˈt̪äŋ.ɡoŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɡoŋ, -oŋ, -ʊŋ
• Rhymes: -ɡuŋ, -uŋ

tanggung (Jawi spelling تڠݢوڠ)

1. to support on the shoulder
2. to bear up a heavy weight from below
3. (figurative) to bear up under trouble or misfortune
4. (figurative) to stand security for another

• Indonesian: tanggung

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