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tikung.

to corner (to drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈti.kuŋ/[ˈt̪i.kʊŋ]
  1. to corner (to drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space)

    intransitive
  2. to turn: to change one's direction of travel

    intransitive
  3. to turn: to change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation

    transitive
  4. to stab (to injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander)

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tikung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tikuŋ (“curl, bend, curve”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.