tungku

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊŋku/
• Hyphenation: tung‧ku

Etymology 1

Compare Tagalog tungko

Noun

tungku (first-person possessive tungkuku, second-person possessive tungkumu, third-person possessive tungkunya)

1. hearth
2. brazier
3. oven, stove
4. kiln

   Synonyms: dapur, kiln, tanur, tungku

   Synonym: tanur (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• bertungku

 

• tungku listrik

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

tungku (first-person possessive tungkuku, second-person possessive tungkumu, third-person possessive tungkunya)

1. Malay royal title

   Synonyms: tuanku, tengku

Further reading

• “tungku” 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.