tenung
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.nuŋ/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [t̪əˈnʊŋ], [t̪əˈnoŋ], [t̪əˈno̞ŋ]
- Rhymes: -nuŋ, -uŋ, -noŋ, -oŋ
Verb
tenung (Jawi spelling تنوڠ)
- to gaze fixedly; to stare
- Synonyms: renung, tatap
- to foretell; to forecast
- Synonyms: tilik, ramal
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penenung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- tenungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menenung [agent focus] (meN-)
- ditenung [patient focus] (di-)
- tertenung [agentless action] (teR-)
- bertenung [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: tenung
- → Tagalog: tanong
Further reading
- “tenung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.