tunjuk

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk (“to point at”).

Noun

tunjuk

finger
Telih tunjuk iya
His finger is bleeding.

Hyponyms

tunjuk indu (“thumb”)
tunjuk tengah (“middle finger”)
tunjuk kaki (“toe”)
tunjuk manis (“ring finger”)
tunjuk antu (“forefinger”)

Verb

tunjuk

to show
Nembiak nya nunjukka burung ba langit.
The children pointed out the bird at the sky.
to point out
Tunjukka ku jalai ngagai rumah kita.
Show me the way to your house.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tunjuk, from Classical Malay tunjuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk, compare Malagasy toro. Doublet of telunjuk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tund͡ʒʊʔ/
Rhymes: -und͡ʒʊʔ, -d͡ʒʊʔ, -ʊʔ

Verb

tunjuk

to show

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk. Doublet of tujuh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tund͡ʒuk/
Rhymes: -und͡ʒuk, -d͡ʒuk, -uk
(Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):

Verb

tunjuk (Jawi spelling تونجوق)

to show
Tunjukkan kepadaku nama-nama orang yang kamu sayangi.
Show me the names of the people you love.

Derived terms

telunjuk (“index finger”)
penunjuk (“sign”)

Further reading

“tunjuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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