tanduk

Balinese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan.dʊk/
• Rhymes: -andʊk
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk (Balinese script ᬢᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬓ᭄)

1. horn

Further reading

• “tanduk”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

tanduk

1. horn (of an animal)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tanduk, from Classical Malay tanduk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtanduk/ [ˈt̪an.dʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -anduk
• Syllabification: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk (plural tanduk-tanduk)

1. horn
   1. a hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired

      Synonym: cula

   2. any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar
   3. the hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects
   4. an object whose shape resembles a horn
2. (figurative) power

   Synonym: kekuasaan

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertanduk
• menanduk
• tandukan

Further reading

• “tanduk”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

tanduk

1. romanization of ꦠꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtandok/ [ˈt̪an.doʔ]
  • Rhymes: -andoʔ, -doʔ, -oʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtanduk/ [ˈt̪an.duʔ]
  • Rhymes: -anduʔ, -duʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk (Jawi spelling تندوق, plural tanduk-tanduk or tanduk²)

1. horn

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertanduk
• ditanduk
• menanduk
• tandukan
• tertanduk

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tanduk (inherited)
• → Malagasy: tandroka

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed anduk (“to hit, to meet”) +‎ ta- (“imperative mood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan.dʊk/
• Rhymes: -dʊk
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk

1. right (effective) way to act.

Derived terms

• atanduk
• katanduk
• tumanduk

Further reading

• "tanduk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Noun

tanduk (Sundanese script ᮒᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮊ᮪)

1. horn (of an animal)