angguk

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɡuk/ [ˈʔaŋ.ɡuʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɡoʔ, -oʔ
• Hyphenation: ang‧guk
• Rhymes: -uk

Verb

angguk (Jawi spelling اڠݢوق)

1. to nod (to lower and raise the head quickly, as a sign of agreement, greeting, or drowsiness).

   Antonym: geleng

   Dia angguk tanda setuju.

   He nodded as a sign of agreement.

   Pelajar itu angguk kepalanya.

   The student nodded his head.

Usage notes

• In standard, formal Malay, the active affixed forms mengangguk (intransitive) and menganggukkan (transitive: to nod the head) are much more commonly used in written sentences than the bare root word.

Derived terms

Affixations

• anggukan (“a nod”)
• dianggukkan (“to be nodded”)
• mengangguk (“to nod”)
• menganggukkan (“to nod something (usually the head)”)

Reduplications

• terangguk-angguk (“nodding repeatedly; dozing off”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: angguk (inherited)

Further reading

• "angguk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017