taruk

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

taruk

1. mast (of a sailing boat)

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• taruc (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈɾuk/ [təˈɾʊk]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ruk
• Homophone: Taruc

Verb

taruk

1. to fathom; to explore; to probe

Derived terms

• makataruk
• manyaruk
• mangataruk
• tarukan
• terukan

Malay

Alternative forms

• taruh (formal)

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtaruk/ [ˈt̪a.ruʔ]
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtarok/ [ˈt̪a.roʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ruk

Noun

taruk (Jawi spelling تاروق, plural taruk-taruk)

1. shoot (emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant); bud

   Synonym: tunas

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bertaruk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• taruk angsoka (“beautiful ears”)
• taruk baru (“aftergrass”)
• taruk manis (“Breynia androgyna”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: taruk (inherited)

Verb

taruk (Jawi spelling تاروق)

1. (colloquial) to put
2. (vulgar) to hit, to strike, to beat

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menaruk [agent focus] (meN-)

References

• “taruk”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

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