tukang
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay tukang. Semantic loan from Betawi tukang for the senses of “seller” and “person with bad habit”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtukaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.kaŋ]
- Rhymes: -ukaŋ
- Syllabification: tu‧kang
Noun
tukang (plural tukang-tukang or para tukang)
- craftsman
- handyman
- workman
- seller
- artisan
- person with bad habit
- tukang mabuk ― drunkard
- (derogatory) expert
- Synonym: ahli
Affixed terms
- bertukang
- ketukangan
- menukang
- menukangi
- pertukangan
- tukang-menukang
Compounds
- tukang air
- tukang angsur
- tukang api
- tukang bas
- tukang besi
- tukang cat
- tukang catut
- tukang copet
- tukang cuci
- tukang cukur
- tukang dempul
- tukang dodos
- tukang isyarat
- tukang kaba
- tukang kayu
- tukang kebut
- tukang koran
- tukang kredit
- tukang kuda
- tukang kunci
- tukang loak
- tukang loyang
- tukang masak
- tukang mesin
- tukang mobil
- tukang pangkas
- tukang pijit
- tukang pos
- tukang potret
- tukang pukul
- tukang rekening
- tukang roti
- tukang sampah
- tukang sayur
- tukang sepatu
- tukang sepuh
- tukang serobot
- tukang sikari
- tukang sulap
- tukang sunat
- tukang surat
- tukang tadah
- tukang temberang
- tukang tilik
- tukang ukur jalan
- tukang urut
Further reading
- “tukang” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
tukang
- romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦁ
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tukaŋ/
- Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ
Noun
tukang (Jawi spelling توکڠ, plural tukang-tukang)
- craftsman; handyman; workman; seller
- tukang masak ― cook; chef
- tukang besi ― blacksmith
- tukang gambar ― photographer
- person with bad habit
- tukang mabuk ― drunkard
- (derogatory) expert
- Synonym: ahli
Affixations
- bertukang
- ketukangan
- menukang
- menukangi
- pertukangan
- tukang-menukang
Compounds
- tukang adu
- tukang air
- tukang ampu
- tukang andam
- tukang api
- tukang arloji
- tukang asah
- tukang bang
- tukang batu
- tukang beca
- tukang bendera
- tukang botol
- tukang canai
- tukang catut
- tukang cerita
- tukang cetak
- tukang cuci
- tukang cukur
- tukang daging
- tukang dobi
- tukang elektrik
- tukang emas
- tukang gambar
- tukang gerobak
- tukang gunting
- tukang hias
- tukang ikan
- tukang jahit
- tukang karang
- tukang karut
- tukang kasut
- tukang kayu
- tukang kebun
- tukang kelarah
- tukang kereta
- tukang korek
- tukang kritik
- tukang lelucon
- tukang mabuk
- tukang masak
- tukang pangkas
- tukang pedati
- tukang pidato
- tukang pos
- tukang risik
- tukang rumah
- tukang sampah
- tukang sapu
- tukang sate
- tukang sayur
- tukang sihir
- tukang silap mata
- tukang sukat
- tukang sunat
- tukang susu
- tukang tadah
- tukang tenun
- tukang tenung
- tukang tunang wang
- tukang ubat
- tukang urut
- tukang wang
- tukang warung
Descendants
Further reading
- “tukang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare tukong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuˈkaŋ/ [t̪ʊˈxaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: tu‧kang
Noun
tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)
- featherless bird or fowl
Adjective
tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)
- featherless (as of a bird or fowl)