tanggung.
to bear (a burden, loss, etc.)
Meaning & usage
to bear (a burden, loss, etc.)
to assume a risk
to guarantee; to warrantee; to be responsible for
to hold someone accountable or liable for
to take up a question, address
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ Malay tanggung Indonesian tanggung From Malay tanggung, from Classical Malay تڠݢوڠ (tanggung), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).
guaranteed
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ Malay tanggung Indonesian tanggung From Malay tanggung, from Classical Malay تڠݢوڠ (tanggung), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).
medium; not quite adequate or enough (in quantity, size, etc.)
not quite on time; just too late
difficult (of choice, moment, etc.)
Where this word comes from
From Javanese tanggung.
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