Indonesian

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Etymology

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Although this word seems related to tujuh (also tuduh, tuju, tunjuk, and telunjuk), it actually comes from a different source. Dempwolff (1938) reconstructed the source of this word (Uraustronesisch) as *tunduk.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊn.dʊʔ/
  • Rhymes: -dʊʔ
  • Hyphenation: tun‧duk

Verb

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tunduk (active menunduk)

  1. (intransitive) to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)
  2. (intransitive, by extension)
    1. to surrender; to yield (to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
    2. to submit (to yield or give way to another)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Otto Dempwolff (1934-1938) Vergleichende Lautlehre des austronesischen Wortschatzes (in German)