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cangkuk.

hook

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuʔ/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊʔ]/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuk/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊk̚]
  1. hook

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay cangkuk.

noun/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuʔ/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊʔ]/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuk/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊk̚]
  1. pickled fish in brine along with bamboo shoot

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuʔ/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊʔ]/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuk/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊk̚]
  1. a kind of medicine made of dried flowers of Schima noronhae, imported from Java

Where this word comes from

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verb/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuʔ/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊʔ]/ˈt͡ʃaŋkuk/[ˈt͡ʃaŋ.kʊk̚]
  1. to hook

    dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay cangkuk.

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