dengki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dengki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəŋˈki]
• Hyphenation: dêng‧ki

Adjective

dengki

1. envy, hatred, spite

Derived terms

• berdengki
• kedengkian
• mendengki
• pendengki

 

Further reading

• “dengki” 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.

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay dengki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəŋˈki/, [dəŋˈki]

Noun

dëngki (Jawi spelling دڠکي)

1. jealousy

   Synonym: budi

Derived terms

• madengki
• pendengki
• kadengkian

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəŋ.ki/
• Rhymes: -əŋki, -ŋki, -ki
• Rhymes: -i

Adjective

dengki (Jawi spelling دڠکي)

1. envious (being resentful due to jealousy)

Descendants

• Indonesian: dengki

Further reading

• “dengki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

dengki

1. jealousy

   Synonyms: bodhi', kasi'ig, ri'it

Derived terms

• madengki
• dengkidengki

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Pohnpeian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 電気(でんき) (denki).

Noun

dengki

1. electricity
2. electric light
3. flashlight