tuntun

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tuntun. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tuntun, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tuntun in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tuntun you have here. The definition of the word tuntun will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftuntun, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊn.tʊn/
  • Rhymes: -tʊn
  • Hyphenation: tún‧tún

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tuntun, from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ (tuntun, to guide, to lead), from Old Javanese tuntun (rope or string for leading). Doublet of tonton.

Verb

túntún

  1. to guide, to lead
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay tuntun, compare with Minangkabau tuntun.

Noun

túntún

  1. (dialect) blinker, blindfold
Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tuntun

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ (tuntun, to guide, to lead), from Old Javanese tuntun (rope or string for leading). Doublet of tonton.

Verb

tuntun (Jawi spelling تونتون)

  1. to guide, to lead by holding one's hand, with a rope etc.
    Synonym: pimpin
    1. to charm, to make someone attracted to them romantically
      Synonym: pikat
  2. to drag along (beasts of burden, bicycles)
    Synonyms: heret, hela
  3. to flock (as a crowd) to somewhere
    Synonyms: kerumun, hurung, ramai
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare with Minangkabau tuntun.

Noun

tuntun (Jawi spelling تونتون, plural tuntun-tuntun, informal 1st possessive tuntunku, 2nd possessive tuntunmu, 3rd possessive tuntunnya)

  1. (dialect) blinker, blindfold

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تونتون toentoen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 88
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تونتون tuntun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 191-2
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tuntun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 618

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Reduplication of tön (desire) (compare to Old Javanese atun (desiring, loving, attached)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tun.tun/
  • Rhymes: -tun
  • Hyphenation: tun‧tun

Noun

tuntun

  1. leading rope or string

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ (tuntun) (inherited)
    • Malay: tuntun
      • > Indonesian: tuntun (inherited)

Further reading

  • "tuntun" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a partial reduplication of tun (to be new). See Itsekiri titọ́n, Olukumi títún, Ifè titɔ̃, Igala titọ. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *-tʊ̃, from Proto-Edekiri *-tʊ̃, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-tʊ̃. Also see Ayere ɛntɔ

Pronunciation

Noun

tuntun

  1. someone or something that is new

Verb

tuntun

  1. to be new

Adjective

tuntun

  1. new

Derived terms

  • gbó (to be old)