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mencolok.

to torch (to illuminate or provide a place with a torch)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/common[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]common/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
  1. to torch (to illuminate or provide a place with a torch)

    active · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From colok + meng-.

verb/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/common[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]common/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
  1. to dye (to colour with dye)

    active · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From colok + meng-.

adj/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/common[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]common/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
  1. striking, piercing

    active · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From colok + meng-.

verb/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔk/common[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔk̚]common/mənˈt͡ʃɔlɔʔ/[məɲˈt͡ʃɔ.lɔʔ]
  1. to plug (to stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole)

    active · transitive
  2. to pierce (to penetrate)

    active · transitive
  3. to vote

    active · figuratively · transitive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From colok + meng-.

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