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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tang‧ko
- IPA(key): /taŋˈkoʔ/
Noun
tangkô
- act of bumping someone's head
- instance of bumping one's head
- Synonym: pungka
Derived terms
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Batak *taŋkow, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw (with additional nasal before the medial consonant).
Verb
tangko
- (transitive) to steal
References
- Woollams, Geoff (1996). A Grammar of Karo Batak, Sumatra. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p. 45.
Toba Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Batak *taŋkow, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takaw (with additional nasal before the medial consonant).
Pronunciation
Verb
tangko (active manangko)
- (transitive) to steal
References
- J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 206