tunggak

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Indonesian

Etymology

Related to tonggak.

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Pronunciation

Noun

tunggak

  1. stump, treestump (the remains of a tree that has been cut of)
    Synonyms: tonggak, tunggul
  2. pole (a long and slender object)

Verb

tunggak (active menunggak, passive ditunggak)

  1. to stump (to reduce to a stump)
  2. to let a tall object that is stuck in ground and make it as a marker of something
  3. to mark (something) with a pole, to put a pole (on)
  4. (figurative) to ignore, let go (of debt, fee, payment, work)

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Adjective

tunggák (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) doltish; stupid; foolish; incompetent (of a woman)
    Synonyms: ungas, tanga, bangag, tuga, banggak, ugak

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