angkup

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkup (scoop up with both hands; a double handful).

Pronunciation

Noun

angkup (plural angkup-angkup, informal 1st possessive angkupku, 2nd possessive angkupmu, 3rd possessive angkupnya)

  1. Pincers, opening and shutting as tongs.
  2. (technical) calliper.

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