tukil
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tukil, from Classical Malay توکيل (tukil), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tukil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪u.kɪl]
- Hyphenation: tu‧kil
Noun
tukil (plural tukil-tukil)
- a bamboo cylinder for juice obtained from the blossom of the coconut palm or sugar palm
- Hypernym: tabung
Further reading
- “tukil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tukil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tukil/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ukɪl], [ˈt̪ukel]
- Rhymes: -el
Noun
tukil (Jawi spelling توکيل, plural tukil-tukil)
- bamboo vessel
- Hypernym: tabung
- tebuan dalam tukil
- making a terrible buzz, fig. for the devil of a fuss
- (literally, “a hornet in a bamboo vessel”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: tukil
Further reading
- “tukil” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tukil.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtukil/ [ˈt̪uː.xɪl]
- Rhymes: -ukil
- Syllabification: tu‧kil
Noun
tukil (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜒᜎ᜔)