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tunduk.

to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʊn.dʊʔ/
  1. to bow (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

    intransitive
  2. to surrender; to yield (to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)

    broadly · figuratively · intransitive
  3. to submit (to yield or give way to another)

    broadly · figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tunduk. Although this word seems related to tujuh (also tuduh, tuju, tunjuk, and telunjuk), it actually comes from a different source. Dempwolff (1938) reconstructed the source of this word (Uraustronesisch) as *tunduk. Doublet of runduk.

noun/ˈtʊn.dʊʔ/
  1. the traditional calendar of the Sumedang people to determine auspicious days for activities such as weddings, circumcisions, or rice field cultivation, in the form of a flat wooden surface, measuring 27 cm long and 13.5 cm wide.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

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