"tukun" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtukun/, [ˈt̪u.kun] Forms: توکون [Jawi], tukun-tukun [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot) and possibly related to tokong. Etymology templates: {{unk|ms}} Unknown, {{cog|urk|ตูโกด|tr=tukot}} Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=توکون}} tukun (Jawi spelling توکون, plural tukun-tukun)
  1. reef Synonyms: terumbu
    Sense id: en-tukun-ms-noun-MpfLeGBL Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Nautical Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Nautical: 100 0
  2. sunken rock, hidden rock (as a danger to navigation)
    Sense id: en-tukun-ms-noun-K0dWvSCf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tukun tiruan (english: artificial reef)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "artificial reef",
      "translation": "artificial reef",
      "word": "tukun tiruan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "tukun"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urk",
        "2": "ตูโกด",
        "tr": "tukot"
      },
      "expansion": "Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot) and possibly related to tokong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "توکون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukun-tukun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "توکون"
      },
      "expansion": "tukun (Jawi spelling توکون, plural tukun-tukun)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "ms:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "reef"
      ],
      "id": "en-tukun-ms-noun-MpfLeGBL",
      "links": [
        [
          "reef",
          "reef"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terumbu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sunken rock, hidden rock (as a danger to navigation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tukun-ms-noun-K0dWvSCf",
      "links": [
        [
          "sunken",
          "sunken"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ],
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtukun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪u.kun]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tukun"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Malay terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ms:Nautical"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "artificial reef",
      "translation": "artificial reef",
      "word": "tukun tiruan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "tukun"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "urk",
        "2": "ตูโกด",
        "tr": "tukot"
      },
      "expansion": "Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' ตูโกด (tukot) and possibly related to tokong.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "توکون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukun-tukun",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "توکون"
      },
      "expansion": "tukun (Jawi spelling توکون, plural tukun-tukun)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reef"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reef",
          "reef"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "terumbu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sunken rock, hidden rock (as a danger to navigation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sunken",
          "sunken"
        ],
        [
          "rock",
          "rock"
        ],
        [
          "hidden",
          "hidden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtukun/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪u.kun]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tukun"
}

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