tunggak
Indonesian
Etymology
Related to tonggak.
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuŋɡaʔ/ [ˈt̪uŋ.ɡaʔ]
- Rhymes: -uŋɡaʔ
- Syllabification: tung‧gak
Noun
tunggak
Verb
tunggak (active menunggak, passive ditunggak)
- to stump (to reduce to a stump)
- to let a tall object that is stuck in ground and make it as a marker of something
- to mark (something) with a pole, to put a pole (on)
- (figurative) to ignore, let go (of debt, fee, payment, work)
Derived terms
- menunggak
- penunggak
- penunggakan
- tertunggak
- tunggakan
Further reading
- “tunggak” 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.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tuŋˈɡak/ [t̪ʊŋˈɡak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: tung‧gak
Adjective
tunggák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)
- (colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; incompetent (of a woman)