tengok

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tengok, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ŋɔk (“bent, crooked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.ŋɔk/
• Rhymes: -ŋɔk
• Hyphenation: te‧ngok

Verb

tengok

1. to see

   Synonym: lihat

2. to visit

   Synonym: jenguk

Derived terms

• ditengok
• menengok
• menengok-nengok
• menengoki
• tengok-menengok

 

Further reading

• “tengok” 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

• tgok / tgk / tngk (SMS slang)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.ŋok/
• Rhymes: -e.ŋok, -ŋok, -ok

Verb

tengok (Jawi spelling تيڠوق)

1. (transitive) to look at; to see

   Synonyms: lihat, pandang

   Tengok benda ni!

   Look at this thing!

2. (transitive) to watch; to view

   Synonym: tonton

   Nanti kau nak tengok cerita apa?

   What movie do you want to watch later?

3. (transitive) to visit

   Synonyms: lawat, kunjung, jenguk, ziarah

   Tiap-tiap minggu dia pergi tengok neneknya yang tengah sakit.

   He visits his sick grandma every week.

4. (transitive, figurative) to predict

   Synonyms: ramal, tilik

   Awang pandai menengok nasib seorang pengembara.

   Awang is good at predicting the fate of an adventurer.

5. (colloquial, transitive) to meet with someone

   Synonyms: jumpa, temu

   Pagi kelmarin, aku gi tengok Aqil ngn keluarganya.

   Yesterday morning I met Aqil and his family.

Derived terms

• ditengok
• menengok
• tertengok

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: tengok

Further reading

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