tembolok
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay tembolok (“craw”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təmˈbolok/ [t̪əmˈbo.lɔk̚]
- Rhymes: -olok
- Syllabification: tem‧bo‧lok
Noun
têmbolok (plural tembolok-tembolok)
- craw (the crop of a bird)
- (vulgar) belly
- (computing) cache (temporary storage for data)
- Synonym: singgahan
Further reading
- “tembolok” 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.