tangkis

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtaŋkis/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kis]
  • Rhymes: -kis, -is
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kis

Verb

tangkis (Jawi spelling تڠکيس, active menangkis, third-person passive ditangkis)

  1. to ward off; fend off; parry (an attack; a blow, an argument, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixations
  • ditangkis
  • menangkis
  • penangkis
  • penangkisan
  • tangkisan
Compounds

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tangkis (inherited)

Further reading

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