tongkat

Javanese

Noun

tongkat

1. staff

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tuked.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoŋkat/ [ˈt̪oŋ.kat̪]

Noun

tongkat (Jawi spelling توڠکت, plural tongkat-tongkat, informal 1st possessive tongkatku, 2nd possessive tongkatmu, 3rd possessive tongkatnya)

1. walking stick

Descendants

• Indonesian: tongkat
• → Hokkien: 洞葛 (tong-kat)
• → Kristang: tongkah

Further reading

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