tukang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Chinese Hokkien 廚工／厨工 (tû-kang, “craftsman”). The senses “seller” and “person with bad habit” is semantic loan from Betawi tukang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.kaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tu‧kang

Noun

tukang (plural tukang-tukang, first-person possessive tukangku, second-person possessive tukangmu, third-person possessive tukangnya)

  1. craftsman
  2. handyman
  3. workman
  4. seller
  5. person with bad habit.
    tukang mabuk ― drunkard
  6. (derogatory) expert
    Synonym: ahli

Affixed terms
  • bertukang
  • ketukangan
  • menukang
  • menukangi
  • pertukangan
  • tukang-menukang

Compounds
  • tukang air
  • tukang angsur
  • tukang bas
  • tukang catut
  • tukang copet
  • tukang cuci
  • tukang cukur
  • tukang dodos
  • tukang kaba
  • tukang kebut
  • tukang koran
  • tukang kredit
  • tukang kuda
  • tukang kunci
  • tukang loak
  • tukang loyang
  • tukang pangkas
  • tukang pijit
  • tukang pos
  • tukang potret
  • tukang pukul
  • tukang rekening
  • tukang sampah
  • tukang sayur
  • tukang serobot
  • tukang sikari
  • tukang sulap
  • tukang sunat
  • tukang surat
  • tukang tadah
  • tukang temberang
  • tukang tilik
  • tukang ukur jalan
  • tukang urut

Further reading

Javanese

Noun

tukang

  1. craftsman, artisan

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare tukong.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tu‧kang
  • IPA(key): /tuˈkaŋ/, [tʊˈxaŋ]

Noun

tukáng

  1. featherless bird or fowl

Adjective

tukáng

  1. featherless (as of a bird or fowl)
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