tunggu
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuŋɡu/ [ˈt̪uŋ.ɡu]
- Rhymes: -uŋɡu
- Syllabification: tung‧gu
Verb
tunggu (active menunggu, passive ditunggu)
- to wait
- to wait for, await (to wait until the specified event occurs)
- 2021, H.R. Sismono, Mengenal Kehidupan Penyandang Disabilitas[1], Nuansa Cendekia, page 39:
- ...mengingat para penunggu yang makin lanjut usia, sering sakit-sakitan, dan tinggal menunggu ajal, dengan kenyataan tidak/belum memiliki rumah.
- ...considering the dwellers which are getting older, often get sick, and just waiting for [their] death, with the fact that [they] do not/do not yet have houses.
- (rare) to take care of
- (rare or obsolete) to dwell, live, reside
- 1996, Zainul Arifin Aliana, Unsur kekerabatan dalam tutur sastra Nusantara di Sumatera Selatan, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, page 57:
- Yang menunggu pohon beringin ini tidak tahan lagi dengan asap kemenyan itu
- [The spirit] who dwells in this banyan tree can't stand the incense smoke anymore.
- 2004, Pipiet Senja, Lakon kita Cinta[2], Mandiri Visi Media, page 179:
- ...bekas sopir Maria yang menunggu rumah kosong itu sampai pemilik baru datang
- ...the Maria's former driver who dwells the empty house until the new owner comes.
Synonyms
- (to wait): nanti, tunggukan, (intransitive) bertunggu
- (to wait for, await): tunggui, nantikan
- (to take care of): rawat, rawati
- (to dwell, live, reside): huni, diami, tinggal
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tunggu” 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
Alternative forms
- tggu (SMS slang)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -u
Verb
tunggu (Jawi spelling توڠݢو)
- (transitive) to wait