titik tumpu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of titik +‎ tumpu. Calque of Dutch steunpunt (“fulcrum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.tɪʔ ˈtʊm.pu/

Noun

titik tumpu (plural titik-titik tumpu, first-person possessive titik tumpuku, second-person possessive titik tumpumu, third-person possessive titik tumpunya)

1. fulcrum
   1. (mechanics) the support about which a lever pivots.

      Synonym: fulkrum

      Synonyms: fulkrum, sangga tuas (Standard Malay)

   2. (figurative) a crux or pivot; a central point.
2. start point, starting point

Further reading

• “titik tumpu” 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.