tengkuk

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • tengkok (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tengkuk.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təŋˈkuk/ [t̪əŋˈkʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: teng‧kuk

Noun

têngkuk (plural tengkuk-tengkuk)

  1. (anatomy) nape (back part of the neck)
    Synonym: kuduk

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • tĕngkok (1924-1972)
  • tengkok (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋkuk. Compare Acehnese takuë, Toba Batak takkuhuk, Chamorro tongho, Jarai tkuăĭ, Kayan River Kayan tekok.

Also compare Semai tangkuk, Jehai tŋkɔk, Kensiu təŋkɔg, Semnam təŋkɔg, Riang kok.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /təŋˈkuk/ [t̪əŋˈkuʔ]
    • Rhymes: -uk
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /təŋˈkok/ [t̪əŋˈkoʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ok
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtəŋkʊk/ [ˈt̪əŋkʊʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ʊk
  • Hyphenation: teng‧kuk

Noun

tengkuk (Jawi spelling تڠکوق, plural tengkuk-tengkuk)

  1. (anatomy) nape[2] (back part of the neck)
    Synonyms: godok, jitok (obsolete), kodok, kuduk (Minangkabau Malay), tundun (Brunei, Minangkabau Malay)
    Holonym: leher
    Meronym: ekor lipas
  2. mane (of horses, lions, etc.)
    Synonym: surai

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tengkuk (inherited)

References

  1. ^ Harry Shorto (2006) A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, page 73
  2. ^ "tengkuk" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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