dungu

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunɡu/

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• Rhymes: -unɡu
• Syllabification: dun‧gu

dungu

1. imperative of dungi

• duŋgu

From Kongo ndunŋɡu.

• IPA^(key): /duŋɡu/

dungu

1. pepper

• Lorenzo Dow Turner (1969), Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈduŋu/ [ˈdu.ŋu]
• Rhymes: -uŋu
• Syllabification: du‧ngu

Inherited from Malay dungu.

• dongo, dongok (colloquial, both offensive)

dungu (comparative lebih dungu, superlative paling dungu)

1. dumb, stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

dungu (plural dungu-dungu)

1. tin and copper smelting furnace [since 2020]

Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?].

dungu

1. to drink directly from the source or container

• “dungu”, 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈduŋu/ [ˈdu.ŋu]

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• Rhymes: -uŋu, -u
• Hyphenation: du‧ngu

dungu (Jawi spelling دوڠو, comparative lebih dungu, superlative paling dungu)

1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

• "dungu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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dungu class V (plural madungu class VI)

1. raised platform, pulpit
2. (aviation) cockpit