curi tulang
Appearance
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of curi (“steal”) + tulang (“bone”), literally “steal bone”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]curi tulang (Jawi spelling چوري تولڠ)
- (literally) to steal bone
- (intransitive) lie down on the job; to slack off from work or task[1]
Descendants
[edit]- → North Moluccan Malay: pancuri tulang (calque)
References
[edit]- ^ “curi tulang”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN