tanduk

tanduk

1. horn (of an animal)

From Malay tanduk, from Classical Malay tanduk.

• IPA^(key): /tanduk/
• Hyphenation: tan‧duk

tanduk

1. horn
   1. A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

      Synonym: cula

   2. Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
   3. The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
   4. An object whose shape resembles a horn.
2. (figurative) power

   Synonym: kekuasaan

• “tanduk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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• IPA^(key): /tanduk̚/
• Rhymes: -anduk, -duk, -uk
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪än.dʊʔ, -doʔ, -do̞ʔ]

tanduk (Jawi spelling تندوق‎, plural tanduk-tanduk, informal 1st possessive tandukku, 2nd possessive tandukmu, 3rd possessive tanduknya)

1. horn

• Indonesian: tanduk

• “tanduk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

tanduk

1. Romanization of ᮒᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮊ᮪