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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay tanggung, from Classical Malay تڠݢوڠ (tanggung), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).
Verb
tanggung (active menanggung, passive ditanggung)
- to bear (a burden, loss, etc.)
- to assume a risk
- to guarantee; to warrantee; to be responsible for
- to hold someone accountable or liable for
- to take up a question, address
Derived terms
Adjective
tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)
- guaranteed
Etymology 2
From Javanese tanggung.
Adjective
tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)
- medium; not quite adequate or enough (in quantity, size, etc.)
- not quite on time; just too late
- difficult (of choice, moment, etc.)
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Javanese
Romanization
tanggung
- romanization of ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦁ
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tanggung (Jawi spelling تڠݢوڠ)
- to support on the shoulder
- to bear up a heavy weight from below
- (figurative) to bear up under trouble or misfortune
- (figurative) to stand security for another
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
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