bongkok

Central Dusun

Noun

bongkok

  1. frog

Malay

Etymology

Possibly a doublet of bengkok. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboŋkok/ [ˈboŋ.koʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkoʔ, -oʔ
  • Hyphenation: bong‧kok

Adjective

bongkok (Jawi spelling بوڠکوق)

  1. humpbacked; hunchbacked; stoop[1]

Verb

bongkok (Jawi spelling بوڠکوق)

  1. (intransitive) infinitive of membongkok (“bend over; hunched, stoop”)[1]

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
  • bongkok sabut
  • bongkok udang

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bongkok (inherited)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "bongkok" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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