tukang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tukang. Semantic loan from Betawi tukang for the senses of “seller” and “person with bad habit”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtukaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.kaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ukaŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧kang

Noun

tukang (plural tukang-tukang or para tukang)

1. craftsman
2. handyman
3. workman
4. seller
5. artisan

   Synonyms: artisan, perajin, pengrajin

6. person with bad habit

   tukang mabuk ― drunkard

7. (derogatory) expert

   Synonym: ahli

Affixed terms

• bertukang
• ketukangan
• menukang
• menukangi
• pertukangan
• tukang-menukang

Compounds

• tukang air
• tukang angsur
• tukang api
• tukang bas
• tukang besi
• tukang cat
• tukang catut
• tukang copet
• tukang cuci
• tukang cukur
• tukang dempul
• tukang dodos
• tukang isyarat
• tukang kaba
• tukang kayu
• tukang kebut
• tukang koran
• tukang kredit
• tukang kuda
• tukang kunci
• tukang loak
• tukang loyang
• tukang masak
• tukang mesin
• tukang mobil
• tukang pangkas
• tukang pijit
• tukang pos
• tukang potret
• tukang pukul
• tukang rekening
• tukang roti
• tukang sampah
• tukang sayur
• tukang sepatu
• tukang sepuh
• tukang serobot
• tukang sikari
• tukang sulap
• tukang sunat
• tukang surat
• tukang tadah
• tukang temberang
• tukang tilik
• tukang ukur jalan
• tukang urut

Further reading

• “tukang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tukang

1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦁ

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tukaŋ/
• Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

tukang (Jawi spelling توکڠ, plural tukang-tukang)

1. craftsman; handyman; workman; seller

   tukang masak ― cook; chef

   tukang besi ― blacksmith

   tukang gambar ― photographer

2. person with bad habit

   tukang mabuk ― drunkard

3. (derogatory) expert

   Synonym: ahli

Affixations

• bertukang
• ketukangan
• menukang
• menukangi
• pertukangan
• tukang-menukang

Compounds

• tukang adu
• tukang air
• tukang ampu
• tukang andam
• tukang api
• tukang arloji
• tukang asah
• tukang bang
• tukang batu
• tukang beca
• tukang bendera
• tukang botol
• tukang canai
• tukang catut
• tukang cerita
• tukang cetak
• tukang cuci
• tukang cukur
• tukang daging
• tukang dobi
• tukang elektrik
• tukang emas
• tukang gambar
• tukang gerobak
• tukang gunting
• tukang hias
• tukang ikan
• tukang jahit
• tukang karang
• tukang karut
• tukang kasut
• tukang kayu
• tukang kebun
• tukang kelarah
• tukang kereta
• tukang korek
• tukang kritik
• tukang lelucon
• tukang mabuk
• tukang masak
• tukang pangkas
• tukang pedati
• tukang pidato
• tukang pos
• tukang rumah
• tukang sampah
• tukang sapu
• tukang sate
• tukang sayur
• tukang sihir
• tukang silap mata
• tukang sukat
• tukang sunat
• tukang susu
• tukang tadah
• tukang tenun
• tukang tenung
• tukang tunang wang
• tukang ubat
• tukang urut
• tukang wang
• tukang warung

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tukang (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦠꦸꦏꦁ (tukang)

Further reading

• “tukang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare tukong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈkaŋ/ [t̪ʊˈxaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧kang

Noun

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)

1. featherless bird or fowl

Adjective

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)

1. featherless (as of a bird or fowl)

Anagrams

• ungkat