tembok

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tembok, from Aslian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtembok/ [ˈt̪em.bok̚]
• Rhymes: -embok
• Syllabification: tem‧bok

Noun

tembok (plural tembok-tembok)

1. Synonym of dinding (“wall”)

Further reading

• “tembok” 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 Aslian. Compare Kensiu tɛmɔʔ (“gravel road”).

Noun

tembok (Jawi spelling تيمبوق, plural tembok-tembok, informal 1st possessive tembokku, 2nd possessive tembokmu, 3rd possessive temboknya)

1. wall (of masonry)
2. (dialectal, Kelantan) road

Adjective

tĕmbok

1. torn, rent, in holes
2. hollow (of teeth)

Further reading

• “tembok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.