telunjuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Infixation of tunjuk +‎ -el-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈlund͡ʒuk/ [t̪əˈluɲ.d͡ʒʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -und͡ʒuk
  • Syllabification: te‧lun‧juk

Noun

telunjuk (plural telunjuk-telunjuk)

  1. index finger

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Infixation of tunjuk +‎ -el-.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /təˈlund͡ʒok/ [t̪əˈluɲ.d͡ʒoʔ]
    • Rhymes: -und͡ʒoʔ, -d͡ʒoʔ, -oʔ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /təˈlund͡ʒuk/ [t̪əˈluɲ.d͡ʒuʔ]
    • Rhymes: -und͡ʒuʔ, -d͡ʒuʔ, -uʔ
  • Hyphenation: te‧lun‧juk

Noun

telunjuk (Jawi spelling تلونجوق, plural telunjuk-telunjuk)

  1. Ellipsis of jari telunjuk (index finger).
    Kebanyakan manusia mempunyai telunjuk.
    Most humans have an index finger.
    Dia memberi perhatian mengenai sesuatu guna telunjuk.
    He gives notice about something with index finger.

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