runcing

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruɲ.t͡ʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃɪŋ
• Hyphenation: run‧cing

Adjective

runcing (comparative lebih runcing, superlative teruncing, equative seruncing)

1. pointy (pointed in shape)
2. (of a pencil, pen etc.) sharp; spiky (terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can pierce easily; not dull, obtuse or rounded)
3. (figuratively, of a fight, situation, etc.) intense (extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive)

Verb

runcing (active meruncing, passive diruncing)

1. (transitive) to taper (to make thinner or narrower at one end)

   Synonyms: peruncing, runcingkan

Derived terms

• keruncingan
• meruncing
• peruncing
• runcingkan

 

Further reading

• “runcing” 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.