tunggu

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay tunggu.

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Verb

tunggu (active menunggu, passive ditunggu)

  1. to wait
  2. to wait for, await (to wait until the specified event occurs)
    • 2021, H.R. Sismono, Mengenal Kehidupan Penyandang Disabilitas‎, Nuansa Cendekia, page 39:
      ...mengingat para penunggu yang makin lanjut usia, sering sakit-sakitan, dan tinggal menunggu ajal, dengan kenyataan tidak/belum memiliki rumah.
      ...considering the dwellers which are getting older, often get sick, and just waiting for death, with the fact that do not/do not yet have houses.
  3. (rare) to take care of
  4. (rare or obsolete) to dwell, live, reside
    • 1996, Zainul Arifin Aliana, Unsur kekerabatan dalam tutur sastra Nusantara di Sumatera Selatan, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, page 57:
      Yang menunggu pohon beringin ini tidak tahan lagi dengan asap kemenyan itu
      who dwells in this banyan tree can't stand the incense smoke anymore.
    • 2004, Pipiet Senja, Lakon kita Cinta‎, Mandiri Visi Media, page 179:
      ...bekas sopir Maria yang menunggu rumah kosong itu sampai pemilik baru datang
      ...the Maria's former driver who dwells the empty house until the new owner comes.

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Malay

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Verb

tunggu (Jawi spelling توڠݢو)

  1. (transitive) to wait

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