tonggak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔŋɡak/ [ˈt̪ɔŋ.ɡak̚]
• Syllabification: tong‧gak

Etymology 1

Related to tunggak.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

tonggak

1. vertical beam (a large vertical piece of timber or iron)
2. pole, pillar (a long object for construction or support)

   Synonym: tiang

3. milestone (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals)

   Synonyms: batu, pal

4. stump, treestump (the remains of a tree that has been cut off)

   Synonyms: tunggak, tunggul

5. (figurative) base, source
6. (chiefly obsolete) a very quiet person

Compounds

• tonggak gantung
• tonggak sejarah

 

Etymology 2

An alternative form of an word.

Verb

tonggak (active menonggak, passive ditonggak)

1. Alternative form of tunggak

Etymology 3

Perhaps related to teguk and tenggak.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

tonggak (active menonggak, passive ditonggak)

1. (obsolete) to pour (something) into one's mouth

Further reading

• “tonggak” 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.