singgung

• singgoeng (1901–1947)
• sigung (obsolete)
• sigoeng (1901–1947, obsolete)

Inherited from Malay singgung.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋɡuŋ/ [ˈsiŋ.ɡʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋɡuŋ
• Syllabification: sing‧gung

singgung (active menyinggung, passive disinggung)

1. to offend (to hurt one's feelings)
2. to touch on (to mention briefly; to cursorily discuss)
   • 31 July 1948, Tan Malaka, Pandangan dan Langkah Partai Rakyat

     Banyak pula hal yang berhubungan dengan persengketaan internasional itu yang tiada saya singgung.

     There are also many things related to international disputes that I do not touch on.

3. (dated) to elbow (to push with the elbow)

   Synonym: siku

4. (dated, except in geometrical contexts) to nudge, jostle or bump

   Synonym: senggol

• “singgung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋɡoŋ/ [ˈsiŋ.ɡoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋɡuŋ/ [ˈsiŋ.ɡuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
• Hyphenation: sing‧gung

singgung (Jawi spelling سيڠݢوڠ) (transitive)

1. to bump^[1][2]
2. (figurative) to offend^[1][2]
3. (figurative) to mention
4. (figurative) to worsen

• > Indonesian: singgung (inherited)

• “singgung”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017