Indonesian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay bengkok, from Classical Malay bengkok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (curved, bent).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛŋkɔk̚], [bɛŋkɔʔ]
  • Hyphenation: beng‧kok

Adjective edit

bèngkok

  1. bent:
    1. (of something that is usually straight) folded, dented.
      Synonym: berkeluk
      Antonym: lurus
    2. (figurative) corrupt, dishonest
      Synonym: curang
      Antonym: jujur

Noun edit

 
bèngkok

bèngkok (first-person possessive bengkokku, second-person possessive bengkokmu, third-person possessive bengkoknya)

  1. (surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste, commonly known as Dutch nierbekken (renal pelvis, literally kidney-shaped basin).

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Javanese bengkok.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bəŋkɔʔ]
  • Hyphenation: beng‧kok

Noun edit

bengkok (first-person possessive bengkokku, second-person possessive bengkokmu, third-person possessive bengkoknya)

  1. village land in term of feudal land tenure by serjeanty. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)

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Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (curved, bent).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bengkok (Jawi spelling بيڠکوق)

  1. bent; not straight (of a line)
    Jalan bengkok
    A road that is not straight
  2. (figurative) dishonest
    Hati bengkok
    Dishonest heart

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