tangguk

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *taŋguk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta(ŋ)guk (“scoop net”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡok/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɡoʔ, -oʔ
• (/a/-variety, Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡuk/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɡuʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: tang‧guk

Noun

tangguk (Jawi spelling تڠݢوق, plural tangguk-tangguk or tangguk²)

1. a scoop net; a landing net (a small net attached to a frame, usually used for catching fish or prawns).

   Synonym: sauk

   Nelayan itu menggunakan tangguk di tepi sungai. ― The fisherman used a scoop net by the river.

Verb

tangguk (Jawi spelling تڠݢوق)

1. to scoop; to scoop up (to lift or gather something using a net, a tool, or cupped hands).

   Synonyms: sauk, cedok, raup

   Mereka turun ke sawah untuk tangguk ikan keli. ― They went down to the paddy field to scoop up catfish.

   Dia menangguk air sungai itu lalu membasuh mukanya.

   He scooped up the river water and washed his face.

Derived terms

Affixations

• ditangguk (“to be scooped up”)
• menangguk (“to scoop up”)
• penangguk (“scoop net; person or machine that scoops”)
• tanggukan (“the catch; result of scooping”)
• tertangguk (“accidentally scooped up”)

Idioms

• menangguk di air keruh (“to take advantage of a chaotic situation (literally: to fish in murky waters)”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tangguk (inherited)

Further reading

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