tungkai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tungkai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋkai̯/ [ˈt̪uŋ.kai̯]
• Rhymes: -uŋkai̯
• Syllabification: tung‧kai

Noun

tungkai (plural tungkai-tungkai)

1. leg

   Synonym: kaki

2. limb (major appendage of human or animal)

Further reading

• “tungkai” 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.

Sundanese

Noun

tungkai (Hanacaraka spelling ᮒᮥᮀᮊᮄ)

1. leg