tinju

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtind͡ʒu/ [ˈt̪in.d͡ʒu]
• Rhymes: -ind͡ʒu
• Syllabification: tin‧ju

Noun

tinju

1. fist
2. box, punch (a blow with the fist)
3. boxing match

Verb

tinju (active meninju, passive ditinju)

1. (transitive) to punch, to box

   Synonym: tinjukan

Derived terms

• bertinju
• bertinju-tinjuan
• meninju
• pertinjuan
• petinju
• tertinju
• tinju-meninju
• tinjukan

 

Further reading

• “tinju” 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

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Noun

tinju (Jawi spelling تينجو, plural tinju-tinju, informal 1st possessive tinjuku, 2nd possessive tinjumu, 3rd possessive tinjunya)

1. fist

   Synonyms: buku lima, penumbuk

2. boxing

   Synonym: kuntau

3. punch, box (a blow with the fist)

   Synonym: tumbukan

Verb

tinju (active meninju, passive ditinju)

1. (transitive) to punch, to box

   Synonym: tumbuk

tinju (in the form of bertinju)

1. to box with someone

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peninju [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• petinju [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• bertinjuan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)
• bertinju [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• meninju [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• tinju-meninju
• bertinju-tinjuan
• tertinju [agentless action] (teR-)
• tinjukan
• pertinjuan [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تنجو tindjoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 89
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تنجو tinju”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 193
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tinju”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 592

Further reading

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