tembok

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tembok, from Aslian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtembok/ [ˈt̪em.bɔk̚]
• Rhymes: -embok
• Syllabification: tem‧bok

Noun

tembok (plural tembok-tembok)

1. synonym of dinding (“wall”)

Further reading

• “tembok”, 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

Etymology

From Aslian. Compare Kensiu tɛmɔʔ (“gravel road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtembok/ [ˈt̪em.boʔ]

Noun

tembok (Jawi spelling تيمبوق, plural tembok-tembok or tembok²)

1. wall (of masonry)
2. embankment

   Synonym: tambak

3. (dialectal, Kelantan-Pattani) road

   Synonym: jalan

Derived terms

• bertembok
• ditembok
• menembok

Descendants

• Indonesian: tembok

Further reading

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