tembok
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay tembok, from Aslian.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtembok/ [ˈt̪em.bɔk̚]
- Rhymes: -embok
- Syllabification: tem‧bok
Noun
tembok (plural tembok-tembok)
Further reading
- “tembok”, 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
Malay
Etymology
From Aslian. Compare Kensiu tɛmɔʔ (“gravel road”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtembok/ [ˈt̪em.boʔ]
Noun
tembok (Jawi spelling تيمبوق, plural tembok-tembok or tembok2)
- wall (of masonry)
- embankment
- Synonym: tambak
- (dialectal, Kelantan-Pattani) road
- Synonym: jalan
Derived terms
- bertembok
- ditembok
- menembok
Descendants
- Indonesian: tembok
Further reading
- "tembok" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017