tukun

tukun

1. genitive singular of tukku

• kutun, nukut, tunku

Inherited from Malay tukun.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtukun/ [ˈt̪u.kʊn]
• Rhymes: -ukun
• Syllabification: tu‧kun

tukun (plural tukun-tukun)

1. underwater rock

• “tukun” 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.

Cognates with Yami tokon.

tukun

1. mountain

Unknown. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot) and possibly related to tokong. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈtukun/ [ˈt̪u.kun]

tukun (Jawi spelling توکون, plural tukun-tukun)

1. reef

   Synonym: terumbu

2. sunken rock, hidden rock (as a danger to navigation)

• Indonesian: tukun

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

tukun

1. romanization of 𒋗𒃻𒌉𒇲 (tukun)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teken.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tukun/ [t̪ʊˈk̠un̪]
• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: tu‧kun

tukun (Sulat Sūg spelling تُكُنْ)

1. pole (for propelling a boat)