mogok

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦒꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (mogok), from Old Javanese maga, *agag (“to threaten”). Equivalent to meng- +‎ aga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɡɔʔ/ [ˈmɔ.ɡɔʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɡɔʔ
• Syllabification: mo‧gok

Verb

mogok

1. to stop, to stall
2. to strike: to stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions

Derived terms

• pemogok
• pemogokan

• mogok duduk
• mogok kerja
• mogok makan

Further reading

• “mogok”, 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

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦒꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (mogok), from Old Javanese maga, *agag (“to threaten”). Equivalent to meng- +‎ aga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɡok/
  • (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [mo.ɡoʔ]

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  • (Baku) IPA^(key): [mɔ.ɡɔʔ]

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• Rhymes: -ɡok, -ok
• Hyphenation: mo‧gok

Verb

mogok (Jawi spelling موݢوق)

1. (intransitive) to stop, to stall
2. (intransitive) to go on strike, to strike (stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions)

Affixations

• pemogok
• pemogokan

Compounds

• mogok duduk
• mogok kilat
• mogok lapar / mogok makan
• mogok liar

Further reading

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