tangkai

See also: ṭangkai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tangkai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋkai̯/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kai̯]
• Rhymes: -aŋkai̯
• Syllabification: tang‧kai

Noun

tangkai (plural tangkai-tangkai)

1. stalk
2. butt (of a gun)

   Synonyms: gagang, popor, siku

Classifier

tangkai

1. classifier for nouns referring stalks, flowers and objects with handles

Further reading

• “tangkai”, 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

Noun

tangkai (Jawi spelling تڠکاي, plural tangkai-tangkai or tangkai²)

1. stalk (of wheat, rice, grass, etc.)

   Menjual tangkai pangkur dedap.

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Further reading

• "tangkai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tangkai" at PRPM first version)