terkungkung

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ kungkung.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

têrkungkung (comparative lebih terkungkung, superlative paling terkungkung)

1. (not comparable) shackled (restrained by shackles)

   Synonym: terbelenggu

2. (figuratively) confined (limited; narrow; restricted)

   Synonym: terkurung

Verb

têrkungkung

1. perfective passive of kungkung (“to have been shackled”)

Further reading

• “terkungkung” 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.