bengkok

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bengkok, from Classical Malay bengkok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛŋkɔk̚], [bɛŋkɔʔ]
• Hyphenation: beng‧kok

Adjective

bèngkok

1. bent:
   1. (of something that is usually straight) folded, dented.

      Synonym: berkeluk

      Antonym: lurus

   2. (figurative) corrupt, dishonest

      Synonym: curang

      Antonym: jujur

Noun

bèngkok

bèngkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. (surgery, colloquial) kidney dish, emesis basin: a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste, commonly known as Dutch nierbekken (“renal pelvis”, literally “kidney-shaped basin”).

Derived terms

• bengkokan
• kebengkokan
• membengkok
• membengkokkan
• pembengkok
• pembengkokan

Etymology 2

From Javanese bengkok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəŋkɔʔ]
• Hyphenation: beng‧kok

Noun

bengkok (plural bengkok-bengkok)

1. village land in term of feudal land tenure by serjeanty. (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

References

• “bengkok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biŋkuk (“curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beŋkok/
• Rhymes: -eŋkok, -kok, -ok
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [be̞ŋko̞ʔ]

Adjective

bengkok (Jawi spelling بيڠکوق)

1. bent; not straight (of a line)

   Jalan bengkok

   A road that is not straight

2. (figurative) dishonest

   Hati bengkok

   Dishonest heart

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kebengkokan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sebengkok [comparability] (se-)
• terbengkok [agentless action] (teR-)
• memperbengkok [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• membengkokkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pembengkokan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

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