tunggu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• toenggoe (pre-1947)

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
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^[2], 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.

Synonyms

• (to wait): nanti, tunggukan, (intransitive) bertunggu
• (to wait for, await): tunggui, nantikan
• (to take care of): rawat, rawati
• (to dwell, live, reside): huni, diami, tinggal

Derived terms

• bertunggu
• penunggu
• tunggui
• tunggukan

 

Further reading

• “tunggu” 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

• tggu (SMS slang)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Verb

tunggu (Jawi spelling توڠݢو)

1. (transitive) to wait

Derived terms

• menunggu