tunggu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tunggu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuŋɡu/ [ˈt̪uŋ.ɡu]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡu
  • Syllabification: tung‧gu

Verb

tunggu (active menunggu, passive ditunggu)

  1. to wait
  2. 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.
  3. (rare) to take care of
    • 2010, M. Syafi'i Hadzami, Taudhihul Adillah‎[2], Elex Media Komputindo, page 226:
      Jika ketidakhadiran seorang itu, karena suatu halangan seperti sakit, hujan, becek, menunggu orang sakit, dan sebagainya, maka tidak berdosa, walaupun tanpa sesuatu uzur itu atau karena fardu kifayah sudah terlaksana.
      If there is absence of a person, because of a hindrance like sick, rain, getting wet, taking care of a sick person, and so on, then it is not sinful, even if those hindrance don't exist [to the person] or because the obligation has been carried out.
  4. (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[3], 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.

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Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • tggu (SMS slang)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Verb

tunggu (Jawi spelling توڠݢو)

  1. (transitive) to wait

Derived terms

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