bengkok

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bengkok, from Classical Malay bengkok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋkɔk/ [ˈbeŋ.kɔk̚]
    • Rhymes: -ɛŋkɔk
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋkɔʔ/ [ˈbeŋ.kɔʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ɛŋkɔʔ
• Syllabification: beng‧kok

Adjective

bèngkok (comparative lebih bengkok, superlative paling bengkok)

1. bent, dented

   Synonym: berkeluk

   Antonym: lurus (“straight”)

2. (figurative) bent, corrupt, dishonest

   Synonym: curang

   Antonym: jujur (“honest”)

Noun

bèngkok

bèngkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. (surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste, commonly known as Dutch nierbekken (“renal pelvis”, literally “kidney-shaped basin”)

   Synonym: nierbeken

Derived terms

• bengkokan
• kebengkokan
• membengkok
• membengkokkan
• pembengkok
• pembengkokan

Related terms

• bak instrumen
• duk klem
• klem
• knabel tang
• kogel tang
• korentang
• nalpuder
• pinset

Etymology 2

From Javanese bengkok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəŋˈkɔʔ/ [bəŋˈkɔʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔʔ
• Syllabification: beng‧kok

Noun

bêngkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. a village land, which is lent to the village head to be cultivated and harvested as a substitute for salary

References

• “bengkok”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beŋkok/
• Rhymes: -eŋkok, -kok, -ok
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [be̞ŋko̞ʔ]

Adjective

bengkok (Jawi spelling بيڠکوق, comparative lebih bengkok, superlative paling bengkok)

1. bent; not straight (of a line)

   Jalan bengkok

   A road that is not straight

2. (figurative) dishonest

   Hati bengkok

   Dishonest heart

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kebengkokan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sebengkok [comparability] (se-)
• terbengkok [agentless action] (teR-)
• memperbengkok [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• membengkokkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pembengkokan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• "bengkok" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *biŋkuk