tunjuk
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk (“to point at”).
Noun
tunjuk
- finger
- Telih tunjuk iya
- His finger is bleeding.
Hyponyms
- tunjuk indu (“thumb”)
- tunjuk tengah (“middle finger”)
- tunjuk kaki (“toe”)
- tunjuk manis (“ring finger”)
- tunjuk antu (“forefinger”)
Verb
tunjuk
- to show
- Nembiak nya nunjukka burung ba langit.
- The children pointed out the bird at the sky.
- to point out
- Tunjukka ku jalai ngagai rumah kita.
- Show me the way to your house.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tunjuk, from Classical Malay tunjuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk, compare Malagasy toro. Doublet of telunjuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tund͡ʒʊʔ/
- Rhymes: -und͡ʒʊʔ, -d͡ʒʊʔ, -ʊʔ
Verb
tunjuk
- to show
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk. Doublet of tujuh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tund͡ʒuk/
- Rhymes: -und͡ʒuk, -d͡ʒuk, -uk
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [tund͡ʒoʔ, -ʊʔ, -o̞ʔ]
Verb
tunjuk (Jawi spelling تونجوق)
- to show
- Tunjukkan kepadaku nama-nama orang yang kamu sayangi.
- Show me the names of the people you love.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tunjuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary