tungkus

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋkus/ [ˈt̪uŋ.kus]
• Rhymes: -kus, -us
• Hyphenation: tung‧kus

Noun

tungkus (Jawi spelling توڠکوس, plural tungkus-tungkus)

1. a bundle; a packet; a parcel (something wrapped in a cloth or leaves, like wrapped rice).

   Synonyms: bungkus, bungkusan, bekal

   Dia membawa satu tungkus nasi ke bendang.

   He brought a bundle of wrapped rice to the paddy field.

Verb

tungkus (Jawi spelling توڠکوس)

1. to wrap; to bundle up.

   Synonym: bungkus

   Tolong tungkus makanan ini dengan daun pisang.

   Please wrap this food with banana leaves.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertungkus (“to be wrapped up; to be immersed in work”)
• menungkus (“to wrap; to bundle”)

Idioms

• bertungkus-lumus (“to toil; to work extremely hard; to labor day and night”)
• tungkus-lumus (“working hard; toiling”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tungkus (inherited)

Further reading

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