dukung
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dukung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.kʊŋ/
- Rhymes: -kʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
- Hyphenation: du‧kung
Verb
dukung (base-imperative dukung, active mendukung, ordinary passive didukung)
- to support, to back
- to piggyback
Derived terms
- berdukung
- dukungan
- mendukung
- pendukung
- pendukungan
Further reading
- “dukung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dukuŋ/
- Rhymes: -ukuŋ, -kuŋ, -uŋ
Verb
dukung (Jawi spelling دوکوڠ)
- to piggyback; to carry someone or something by putting it on one's back or at the waist or hip
- Ali malu berdukung di tempat awam.
- Ali is too shy to get piggybacked in public.
- Synonym: gendong
- to support, to back
- Teori Evolusi Darwin didukung oleh kebanyakan ahli sains.
- Darwin's Evolution Theory is backed by most scientists.
- Synonym: sokong
- to convey, to tell
- Pemilihan kata-kata dalam cerpen itu kurang dapat mendukung isi ceritanya.
- The choice of words in that short story didn't really convey the story's contents that well.
- Synonym: cerita
Alternative forms
- dokong (nonstandard)
Derived terms
- berdukung
- didukung
- dukungan
- dukung anak
- kain dukung
- mendukung
- pendukung
- pendukungan
- perdukungan
- terdukung
Descendants
- Indonesian: dukung
Further reading
- “dukung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.