canggung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay canggung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.ɡʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡuŋ
• Syllabification: cang‧gung

Adjective

canggung (comparative lebih canggung, superlative paling canggung or tercanggung, equative secanggung)

1. awkward

   Synonyms: cemerkap, ceroboh, kekok, kikuk, sembrono

Derived terms

• kecanggungan (“awkwardness”)
• tercanggung (“awkardest; to become (accidentally) awkward”)

Further reading

• “canggung”, 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

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Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋɡoŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.ɡoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡoŋ

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃaŋ.ɡuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡuŋ
• Hyphenation: cang‧gung

Adjective

canggung (Jawi spelling چڠݢوڠ, comparative lebih canggung, superlative paling canggung)

1. awkward, clumsy

   Synonym: cemerkap

   Dia tidak canggung menari di depan khayalak umum.

   She is not awkward dancing in front of a public audience.

Descendants

• Indonesian: canggung

Further reading

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