tanduk

Balinese

Romanization

tanduk

1. Romanization of ᬢᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬓ᭄

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

tanduk

1. horn (of an animal)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tanduk, from Classical Malay tanduk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanduk/
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk

1. horn
   1. A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

      Synonym: cula

   2. Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
   3. The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
   4. An object whose shape resembles a horn.
2. (figurative) power

   Synonym: kekuasaan

Further reading

• “tanduk” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tanduk

1. Romanization of ꦠꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦏ꧀

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanduk̚/
• Rhymes: -anduk, -duk, -uk
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪än.dʊʔ, -doʔ, -do̞ʔ]

Noun

tanduk (Jawi spelling تندوق, plural tanduk-tanduk, informal 1st possessive tandukku, 2nd possessive tandukmu, 3rd possessive tanduknya)

1. horn

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• tandukan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menanduk [agent focus] (meN-)
• ditanduk [patient focus] (di-)
• tertanduk [agentless action] (teR-)
• bertanduk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tanduk
• Malagasy: tandroka

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed anduk (“to hit, to meet”) +‎ ta- (“imperative mood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan.dʊk/
• Rhymes: -dʊk
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

Noun

tanduk

1. right (effective) way to act.

Derived terms

• atanduk
• katanduk
• tumanduk

 

Further reading

• "tanduk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Romanization

tanduk

1. Romanization of ᮒᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮊ᮪