"tongkat" meaning in Malay

See tongkat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoŋkat/, [ˈt̪oŋ.kat̪̚] Forms: توڠکت [Jawi], tongkat-tongkat [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Austronesian *tuked. Compare Tagalog tungkod. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|map-pro|*tuked}} Proto-Austronesian *tuked, {{cog|tl|tungkod}} Tagalog tungkod Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=توڠکت}} tongkat (Jawi spelling توڠکت, plural tongkat-tongkat)
  1. walking stick
    Sense id: en-tongkat-ms-noun-NKxZsAqZ
  2. (slang, Malaysia) privilege Tags: Malaysia, slang
    Sense id: en-tongkat-ms-noun-~6K4s3Ey Categories (other): Malaysian Malay, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "tongkat"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hokkien",
      "lang_code": "nan-hbl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "tong-kat",
      "word": "洞葛"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kristang",
      "lang_code": "mcm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "tongkah"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*tuked"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "tungkod"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tungkod",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Austronesian *tuked. Compare Tagalog tungkod.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "توڠکت",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tongkat-tongkat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "توڠکت"
      },
      "expansion": "tongkat (Jawi spelling توڠکت, plural tongkat-tongkat)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "walking stick"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "walking stick",
          "walking stick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "name": "Malaysian Malay",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "27 73",
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          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privilege"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "privilege",
          "privilege"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Malaysia) privilege"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtoŋkat/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪oŋ.kat̪̚]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tongkat"
}
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    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "tongkat"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hokkien",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "tong-kat",
      "word": "洞葛"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kristang",
      "lang_code": "mcm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tungkod"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tungkod",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Austronesian *tuked. Compare Tagalog tungkod.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "توڠکت",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tongkat-tongkat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "توڠکت"
      },
      "expansion": "tongkat (Jawi spelling توڠکت, plural tongkat-tongkat)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "walking stick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "walking stick",
          "walking stick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay slang",
        "Malaysian Malay"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "privilege"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "privilege",
          "privilege"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, Malaysia) privilege"
      ],
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        "Malaysia",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtoŋkat/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪oŋ.kat̪̚]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tongkat"
}

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