tiak

tiak

1. pine

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈtjak/ [ˈt̪jaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ti‧ak

tiak (Jawi spelling تيق, plural tiak-tiak or tiak²)

1. (zoology) The scaly-breasted bulbul (a species of songbird, Pycnonotus squamatus).

   Bunyi burung tiak itu sangat merdu.

   The sound of the scaly-breasted bulbul is very melodious.

2. (colloquial, dialectal) short for ketiak (“armpit”).

   Synonym: (Indonesia) ketek

   Dia kepit buku itu di celah tiak.

   He clamped the book under his armpit.

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