patuk
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpatuk/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -atuk
- Syllabification: pa‧tuk
Verb
patuk
- to peck
Further reading
- “patuk” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *pa(n)tuk₂ (“to knock, strike against”). Cognate with Maori patu and Hawaiian paku.
Pronunciation
Verb
patuk (Jawi spelling ڤاتوق)
- to peck (of a bird)
- Synonyms: pagut, catuk
- Ayam tu tengah patuk cacing.
- That chicken is pecking at a worm.
- to hit
- Synonym: pukul
- a type of leaf; Thunbergia laurifolia
Derived terms
- dipatuk
- mematuk
- pelatuk
- pematuk
- pematukan
Further reading
- “patuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *pa(n)tuk₂
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