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sungkan.

reluctant

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsuŋkan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsuŋ.kan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. reluctant

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sungkan (“unwilling”) (Batavia Malay), from Sundanese [Term?], from Javanese sungkan (“reluctant, unwilling”), from Old Javanese suṅkan (“unwilling”).

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