dukung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dukung. Cognate with Acehnese dukông.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.kʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -kʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: du‧kung

Verb

dukung (base-imperative dukung, active mendukung, ordinary passive didukung)

1. to support, to back
2. to piggyback

Derived terms

• berdukung
• dukungan
• mendukung
• pendukung
• pendukungan

 

Further reading

• “dukung” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• dokong (pronunciation respelling, nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dukoŋ], [dokoŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: du‧kung

Verb

dukung (Jawi spelling دوکوڠ, active mendukung, 3rd person passive didukung)

1. to carry someone by putting them on one's back (i.e. piggybacking) or at the waist or hip

   Ali malu didukung di tempat awam.

   Ali is too shy to be piggybacked in public.

2. to carry someone or something with a cloth sling

   Synonym: gendong

3. to support, to back, to endorse

   Synonym: sokong

   Teori evolusi Darwin didukung oleh kebanyakan ahli sains.

   Darwin's theory of evolution is backed by most scientists.

4. to convey, to tell

   Synonyms: kemukakan, sampaikan

   Pemilihan kata-kata dalam cerpen itu kurang dapat mendukung isi ceritanya.

   The choice of words in that short story didn't really convey the story's contents that well.

Affixations

• berdukung
• dukungan
• pendukung
• pendukungan

 

Compounds

• dukung anak
• kain dukung

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: dukung

Further reading

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