tunggang

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuŋ.ɡaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɡaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: tung‧gang

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tunggang (Jawi spelling توڠݢڠ)

1. Upside down.

   Synonyms: terbalik, terjungkir, tertelungkup, tertonggeng

Affixations

• bersetunggang
• penunggangan
• pertunggang / pertunggangkan
• tertunggang
• tunggang-langgang / tunggang-tenggang
• tunggang-tunggit / tunggang-tonggek
• tunggangkan

Compounds

• kuat tunggang
• tunggang buyung

Etymology 2

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Adjective

tunggang (Jawi spelling توڠݢڠ)

1. Steep (of a hill, etc.).

   Synonyms: curam, terjal, cerun

Compounds

• akar tunggang / urat tunggang
• tunggang hati

Etymology 3

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Verb

tunggang (Jawi spelling توڠݢڠ, formal active menunggang, 3rd person passive ditunggang, also used in the form tunggangi)

1. To ride (of a bicycle, horse, etc.).

   Synonyms: naiki, kenderai

2. (figurative) To misuse.

   Synonym: pergunakan

   tunggang agama ― to misuse religion

Affixations

• penunggang
• tunggangan

Compounds

• kuda tunggang
• tunggang gunung

Etymology 4

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Noun

tunggang (Jawi spelling توڠݢڠ)

1. (Kelantan-Pattani) A type of stove that is made by digging a hole and used to boil coconut water and other stuff.

Further reading

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