kungkung

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese kuṅkuṅ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuŋ.kʊŋ/
• Hyphenation: kung‧kung
• Rhymes: -kʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ

Noun

kungkung

1. shackle (a restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain)

Verb

kungkung (active mengungkung, passive dikungkung, perfective passive terkungkung)

1. (transitive) to shackle (to restrain using shackles; to place in shackles)

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• keterkungkungan
• kungkungan
• pengungkungan

 

Synonyms

• (all senses): belenggu

Further reading

• “kungkung” 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.
• “mengungkung” 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.

Kavalan

Noun

kungkung

1. water bucket
2. a measure of quantity
3. sound of tapping, flicking finger against wood, etc.