tikung
Indonesian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay tikung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tikuŋ (“curl, bend, curve”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittikung (active menikung, passive ditikung)
- (intransitive) to corner (to drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space)
- to turn
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- (transitive, figurative) to stab (to injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander)
Compounds
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition[1]
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/kʊŋ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/kʊŋ/2 syllables
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