tengok
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay tengok, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋɔk (“bent, crooked”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tengok
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tengok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tengok (Jawi spelling تيڠوق)
- (transitive) to look at; to see
- (transitive) to watch; to view
- Synonym: tonton
- Nanti kau nak tengok cerita apa?
- What movie do you want to watch later?
- (transitive) to visit
- (transitive, figurative) to predict
- (colloquial, transitive) to meet with someone
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: tengok
Further reading edit
- “tengok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.