taruk

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

taruk

mast (of a sailing boat)

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

taruc (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təˈɾuk/ [təˈɾuk]
Hyphenation: ta‧ruk
Homophone: Taruc

Verb

taruk

to fathom; to explore; to probe

Derived terms

makataruk
manyaruk
mangataruk
tarukan
terukan

Malay

Alternative forms

taruh (formal)

Pronunciation

(Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtaruk/ [ˈt̪a.ruʔ]
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈtarok/ [ˈt̪a.roʔ]
Hyphenation: ta‧ruk

Noun

taruk (Jawi spelling تاروق, plural taruk-taruk)

shoot (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant); bud
Synonym: tunas

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

bertaruk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

taruk angsoka (“beautiful ears”)
taruk baru (“aftergrass”)
taruk manis (“Breynia androgyna”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: taruk (inherited)

Verb

taruk (Jawi spelling تاروق)

(colloquial) to put
(vulgar) to hit, to strike, to beat

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

menaruk [agent focus] (meN-)

References

"taruk" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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