tenung

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.nuŋ/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [t̪əˈnʊŋ], [t̪əˈnoŋ], [t̪əˈno̞ŋ]
  • Rhymes: -nuŋ, -uŋ, -noŋ, -oŋ

Verb

tenung (Jawi spelling تنوڠ)

  1. to gaze fixedly; to stare
    Synonyms: renung, tatap
  2. to foretell; to forecast
    Synonyms: tilik, ramal

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penenung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • tenungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menenung [agent focus] (meN-)
  • ditenung [patient focus] (di-)
  • tertenung [agentless action] (teR-)
  • bertenung [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tenung
  • → Tagalog: tanong

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

cf. Malay tenung, Tagalog tanong (“question”).

Verb

tenung (Sundanese script ᮒᮨᮔᮥᮀ)

  1. to foretell

Noun

tenung (Sundanese script ᮒᮨᮔᮥᮀ)

  1. divination; clairvoyance

Derived terms

  • juru tenung
  • katenung

Further reading

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