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tunda.

something towed

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʊnda/
  1. something towed

  2. horses used to pull carts containing postal items in ancient times

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Malay tunda, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tundaq (“to lead, conduct, escort”).

verb/ˈtʊnda/
  1. to shove

  2. to push forward

Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈtʊnda/
  1. unpaid coolies

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦝ (tundha, “to pass”), from Old Javanese tuṇḍa (“layer; succession, shift”) (cf. ta- + uṇḍa (“to raise”)).

verb/ˈtʊnda/
  1. to leave, to depart

Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈtʊnda/
  1. board 120 cm x 30 cm dimension with 2 m-stick connected

Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?].

verb/ˈtʊnda/
  1. to defer

  2. to delay, to postpone

  3. to put off

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦝ (tundha, “to pass”), from Old Javanese tuṇḍa (“layer; succession, shift”) (cf. ta- + uṇḍa (“to raise”)).

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