tengkuk

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tengkok (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tengkuk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təŋˈkuk/ [t̪əŋˈkʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: teng‧kuk

Noun

têngkuk (plural tengkuk-tengkuk)

1. (anatomy) nape (back part of the neck)

   Synonym: kuduk

Further reading

• “tengkuk”, 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

Alternative forms

• tĕngkok (1924-1972)
• tengkok (pronunciation spelling)

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋkuk. Compare Acehnese takuë, Toba Batak takkuhuk, Chamorro tongho, Jarai tkuăĭ, Kayan River Kayan tekok.

Also compare Semai tangkuk, Jehai tŋkɔk, Kensiu təŋkɔg, Semnam təŋkɔg, Riang kok.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /təŋˈkuk/ [t̪əŋˈkuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /təŋˈkok/ [t̪əŋˈkoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Hyphenation: teng‧kuk

Noun

tengkuk (Jawi spelling تڠکوق, plural tengkuk-tengkuk or tengkuk²)

1. (anatomy) nape (back part of the neck)

   Synonyms: godok, jitok (obsolete), kodok, kuduk (Minangkabau Malay), tundun (Brunei, Minangkabau Malay)

   Holonym: leher

   Meronym: ekor lipas

2. mane (of horses, lions, etc.)

   Synonym: surai

Derived terms

Compounds

• kembang tengkuk (“goose bump”)
• tengkuk biawak (“a type of plants”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tengkuk (inherited)

Further reading

• “tengkuk”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017