patuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpatuk/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -atuk
• Syllabification: pa‧tuk

Verb

patuk

1. to peck

Further reading

• “patuk”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa(n)tuk₂ (“to knock, strike against”). Cognate with Maori patu and Hawaiian paku.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈpatok/ [ˈpa.t̪oʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atoʔ, -toʔ, -oʔ
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈpatuk/ [ˈpa.t̪uʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atuʔ, -tuʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: pa‧tuk

Verb

patuk (Jawi spelling ڤاتوق)

1. to peck (of a bird)

   Synonyms: pagut, catuk

   Ayam tu tengah patuk cacing.

   That chicken is pecking at a worm.

2. to hit

   Synonym: pukul

3. a type of leaf; Thunbergia laurifolia

Derived terms

Affixations

• dipatuk
• mematuk
• pelatuk
• pematuk
• pematukan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: patuk (inherited)

Further reading

• "patuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *pa(n)tuk₂