tunggak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tunggak. Related to tonggak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋɡaʔ/ [ˈt̪uŋ.ɡaʔ]
• Rhymes: -uŋɡaʔ
• Syllabification: tung‧gak

Noun

tunggak

1. stump, treestump (the remains of a tree that has been cut of)

   Synonyms: tonggak, tunggul

2. pole (a long and slender object)

Verb

tunggak (active menunggak, passive ditunggak)

1. to stump (to reduce to a stump)
2. to let a tall object that is stuck in ground and make it as a marker of something
3. to mark (something) with a pole, to put a pole (on)
4. (figurative) to ignore, let go (of debt, fee, payment, work)

Derived terms

• menunggak
• penunggak
• penunggakan
• tertunggak
• tunggakan

Further reading

• “tunggak”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuŋˈɡak/ [t̪ʊŋˈɡak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: tung‧gak

Adjective

tunggák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

1. (colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; incompetent (of a woman)

   Synonyms: ungas, tanga, bangag, tuga, banggak, ugak

Derived terms

• katunggakan