jari telunjuk
Brunei Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From jari (“finger”) + telunjuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ri.tə.lun.d͡ʒuk/
- (Kampong Ayer) IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.ri.ta.lun.d͡ʒuk/
- (Kedayan) IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.i.ta.lun.d͡ʒuk/
Noun
- (anatomy) forefinger (first finger next to the thumb)
Indonesian
Noun
jari telunjuk (plural jari-jari telunjuk)
- (anatomy) forefinger (first finger next to the thumb)
Related terms
- ibu jari (“thumb”)
- jari kelingking (“little finger, pinky”)
- jari manis (“ring finger”)
- jari tengah (“middle finger”)
Malay
Etymology
Compound of jari (“finger”) + telunjuk (“affixation of tunjuk (“to point”) + -el-”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒari təˈlund͡ʒok/ [ˈd͡ʒa.ri t̪əˈluɲ.d͡ʒoʔ]
- Rhymes: -und͡ʒoʔ, -d͡ʒoʔ, -oʔ
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒari təˈlund͡ʒuk/ [ˈd͡ʒa.ri t̪əˈluɲ.d͡ʒuʔ]
- Rhymes: -und͡ʒuʔ, -d͡ʒuʔ, -uʔ
- Hyphenation: ja‧ri te‧lun‧juk
Noun
jari telunjuk (Jawi spelling جاري تلونجوق, plural jari-jari telunjuk)
- (anatomy) The forefinger or index finger (first finger next to the thumb).
Related terms
- ibu jari (“thumb”)
- jari kelengkeng (“little finger, pinky”)
- jari manis (“ring finger”)
- jari tengah, jari hantu (“middle finger”)
Further reading
- “jari telunjuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.