runcing
Indonesian
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editAdjective
editruncing (comparative lebih runcing, superlative teruncing, equative seruncing)
- pointy (pointed in shape)
- (of a pencil, pen etc.) sharp; spiky (terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can pierce easily; not dull, obtuse or rounded)
- (figuratively, of a fight, situation, etc.) intense (extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive)
Verb
editruncing (active meruncing, passive diruncing)
- (transitive) to taper (to make thinner or narrower at one end)
- Synonyms: peruncing, runcingkan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “runcing” 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.