tingkah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtiŋkah/ [ˈt̪iŋ.kah]
  • Rhymes: -iŋkah
  • Syllabification: ting‧kah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tingkah (“behaviour, manner, ways”).

Noun

tingkah (plural tingkah-tingkah)

  1. behavior
    Synonyms: kelakuan, perangai
  2. caprice, fad, whim.
  3. crotchet
  4. vagary
  5. megrim
  6. oddity

Derived terms

  • bertingkah

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Malay tingkah (“drum”).

Noun

tingkah (plural tingkah-tingkah)

  1. drum
  2. drum beats and so on that accompany songs, sounds or dance
  3. singing (cheering, applause, etc.) that alternates or responds to sounds

Derived terms

  • bertingkah-tingkah
  • meningkah
  • meningkahi
  • peningkah
  • tingkah pumu

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dairi Batak [Term?].

Noun

tingkah (plural tingkah-tingkah)

  1. stairs on hills, mountains, or large rocks

Further reading

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