kungkung

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese kuṅkuṅ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊŋ.kʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: kung‧kung
  • Rhymes: -kʊŋ

Noun

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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

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

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

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Further reading

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Kavalan

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Noun

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kungkung

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