tukang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tukang. Semantic loan from Betawi tukang for the senses of “seller” and “person with bad habit”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtukaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.kaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ukaŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧kang

Noun

tukang (plural tukang-tukang or para tukang)

1. craftsman
2. handyman
3. workman
4. seller
5. artisan

   Synonyms: artisan, perajin, pengrajin

6. person with bad habit.

   tukang mabuk ― drunkard

7. (derogatory) expert

   Synonym: ahli

Affixed terms

• bertukang
• ketukangan
• menukang
• menukangi
• pertukangan
• tukang-menukang

 

Compounds

• tukang air
• tukang angsur
• tukang api
• tukang bas
• tukang besi
• tukang cat
• tukang catut
• tukang copet
• tukang cuci
• tukang cukur
• tukang dempul
• tukang dodos
• tukang isyarat
• tukang kaba
• tukang kayu
• tukang kebut
• tukang koran
• tukang kredit
• tukang kuda
• tukang kunci
• tukang loak
• tukang loyang
• tukang masak
• tukang mesin
• tukang mobil
• tukang pangkas
• tukang pijit
• tukang pos
• tukang potret
• tukang pukul
• tukang rekening
• tukang roti
• tukang sampah
• tukang sayur
• tukang sepatu
• tukang sepuh
• tukang serobot
• tukang sikari
• tukang sulap
• tukang sunat
• tukang surat
• tukang tadah
• tukang temberang
• tukang tilik
• tukang ukur jalan
• tukang urut

 

Further reading

• “tukang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tukang

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦁ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tukaŋ/
• Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

tukang (Jawi spelling توکڠ, plural tukang-tukang, informal 1st possessive tukangku, 2nd possessive tukangmu, 3rd possessive tukangnya)

1. craftsman; handyman; workman; seller

   tukang masak ― cook; chef

   tukang besi ― blacksmith

   tukang gambar ― photographer

2. person with bad habit

   tukang mabuk ― drunkard

3. (derogatory) expert

   Synonym: ahli

Affixations

• bertukang
• ketukangan
• menukang
• menukangi
• pertukangan
• tukang-menukang

 

Compounds

• tukang air
• tukang ampu
• tukang andam
• tukang api
• tukang arloji
• tukang asah
• tukang bang
• tukang batu
• tukang beca
• tukang bendera
• tukang botol
• tukang canai
• tukang catut
• tukang cerita
• tukang cetak
• tukang cuci
• tukang cukur
• tukang daging
• tukang dobi
• tukang elektrik
• tukang emas
• tukang gambar
• tukang gerobak
• tukang gunting
• tukang hias
• tukang ikan
• tukang jahit
• tukang karang
• tukang karut
• tukang kasut
• tukang kayu
• tukang kebun
• tukang kelarah
• tukang kereta
• tukang korek
• tukang kritik
• tukang lelucon
• tukang mabuk
• tukang masak
• tukang pangkas
• tukang pedati
• tukang pidato
• tukang pos
• tukang rumah
• tukang sampah
• tukang sapu
• tukang sate
• tukang sayur
• tukang sihir
• tukang silap mata
• tukang sukat
• tukang sunat
• tukang susu
• tukang tadah
• tukang tenun
• tukang tenung
• tukang tunang wang
• tukang ubat
• tukang urut
• tukang wang
• tukang warung

 

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tukang (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦠꦸꦏꦁ (tukang)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare tukong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tuˈkaŋ/ [t̪ʊˈxaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧kang

Noun

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)

1. featherless bird or fowl

Adjective

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)

1. featherless (as of a bird or fowl)

Anagrams

• ungkat