tinju

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtind͡ʒu/ [ˈt̪iɲ.d͡ʒu]
  • Rhymes: -ind͡ʒu
  • Syllabification: tin‧ju

Noun

tinju

  1. fist
  2. box, punch (a blow with the fist)
  3. boxing match

Verb

tinju (active meninju, passive ditinju)

  1. (transitive) to punch, to box
    Synonym: tinjukan

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

tinju (Jawi spelling تينجو, plural tinju-tinju)

  1. fist
    Synonyms: buku lima, penumbuk
  2. boxing
    Synonym: kuntau
  3. punch, box (a blow with the fist)
    Synonym: tumbukan

Verb

tinju (active meninju, passive ditinju)

  1. (transitive) to punch, to box
    Synonym: tumbuk

Verb

tinju (in the form of bertinju)

  1. to box with someone

Derived terms

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تنجو tindjoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 89
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تنجو tinju”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 193
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tinju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 592

Further reading