jongkok

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoŋkok/ [ˈd͡ʒoŋ.kɔk̚]
• Rhymes: -oŋkok
• Syllabification: jong‧kok

jongkok

1. to squat

• “jongkok”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuŋkuk (“bend over, stoop”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoŋkoʔ/
• Rhymes: -oŋkoʔ, -koʔ, -oʔ

jongkok (Jawi spelling جوڠکوق)

1. to squat

• “jongkok”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017