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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay batuk, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Doublet of batok and batu.
Pronunciation
Noun
batuk (first-person possessive batukku, second-person possessive batukmu, third-person possessive batuknya)
- cough
Verb
batuk
- to cough (push air from the lungs)
- Bapak batuk parah. ― Dad coughs seriously.
Derived terms
Further reading
Maguindanao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Noun
batuk
- a cough
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Doublet of batok and batu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbatuk/
- Hyphenation: ba‧tuk
Verb
batuk
- to cough (push air from the lungs)
Derived terms
Further reading