tunjuk

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk (“to point at”).

Noun

tunjuk

1. finger

   Telih tunjuk iya

   His finger is bleeding.

Hyponyms

• tunjuk indu (“thumb”)
• tunjuk tengah (“middle finger”)
• tunjuk kaki (“toe”)
• tunjuk manis (“ring finger”)
• tunjuk antu (“forefinger”)

Verb

tunjuk

1. to show

   Nembiak nya nunjukka burung ba langit.

   The children pointed out the bird at the sky.

2. to point out

   Tunjukka ku jalai ngagai rumah kita.

   Show me the way to your house.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tunjuk, from Classical Malay tunjuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk, compare Malagasy toro. Doublet of telunjuk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtund͡ʒuk/ [ˈt̪uɲ.d͡ʒʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -und͡ʒuk
• Syllabification: tun‧juk

Verb

tunjuk

1. to show

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk. Doublet of tujuh.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uk

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtund͡ʒok/ [ˈt̪uɲ.d͡ʒoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -und͡ʒoʔ, -d͡ʒoʔ, -oʔ

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtund͡ʒuk/ [ˈt̪uɲ.d͡ʒuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -und͡ʒuʔ, -d͡ʒuʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: tun‧juk

Verb

tunjuk (Jawi spelling تونجوق)

1. to point; to indicate (to direct attention towards something, especially by extending a finger or pointer).

   Synonyms: tuju, isyarat

   Jangan tunjuk ke arah orang itu.

   Do not point at that person.

   Tolong tunjuk jalan ke stesen bas.

   Please show (point) the way to the bus station.

2. to show; to display; to demonstrate.

   Synonyms: tayang, pamer, papar

   Dia mahu tunjuk bakat melukisnya.

   He wants to show his painting talent.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the active affixed forms menunjuk (intransitive: to point, or to show off) and menunjukkan (transitive: to show or indicate something) are much more commonly used than the bare root word.

Derived terms

Affixations

• ditunjukkan (“to be shown; to be indicated”)
• menunjuk (“to point; to show off”)
• menunjukkan (“to show; to indicate; to demonstrate”)
• penunjuk (“sign”)
• pertunjukan (“show; performance; exhibition”)
• petunjuk (“guide; clue; instruction; guideline”)
• telunjuk (“index finger (formed via infix -el-)”)
• tertunjuk (“accidentally pointed at”)

Compounds & Idioms

• tunjuk ajar (“guidance; advice; instruction”)
• tunjuk belang (“to show one's true colors”)
• tunjuk perasaan (“to demonstrate; protest”)

Reduplications

• menunjuk-nunjuk (“point out repeatedly”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tunjuk (inherited)

Further reading

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