tunggul

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋɡul/ [ˈt̪uŋ.ɡʊl]
• Rhymes: -uŋɡul
• Syllabification: tung‧gul

Inherited from Malay tunggul (“stump”).

tunggul (plural tunggul-tunggul)

1. stump

   tunggul pohon ― treestump

2. pole, post, stake

   Synonym: tonggak

Inherited from Malay tunggul (“banner, flag, pennant, streamer”).

tunggul (plural tunggul-tunggul)

1. banner, flag, pennant, streamer.

   Synonyms: bendera, panji-panji

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦁꦒꦸꦭ꧀ (tunggul, “the most important, the best”). Reanalysed as unggul +‎ ter-. Doublet of terunggul.

tunggul (plural tunggul-tunggul)

1. the diamond in the center of the earring
2. (musics) the hollow part in the gamelan, functions to balance the sound when the pencu part is struck

• “tunggul” 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.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tuŋɡul/ [t̪ʊŋˈɡul]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: tung‧gul

tunggul (Sulat Sūg spelling تُڠْݢُلْ)

1. the stump of a tree