tangko

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tang‧ko
  • IPA(key): /taŋˈkoʔ/ [taŋˈkoʔ]

Noun

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tangkô

  1. act of bumping someone's head
  2. instance of bumping one's head
    Synonym: pungka

Derived terms

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Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Batak *taŋkow, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw (with additional nasal before the medial consonant).

Verb

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tangko

  1. (transitive) to steal

References

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  • Woollams, Geoff (1996). A Grammar of Karo Batak, Sumatra. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p. 45.

Toba Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Batak *taŋkow, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw (with additional nasal before the medial consonant).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tangko (active manangko)

  1. (transitive) to steal

References

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  • J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch[1], Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 206