tokoh
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay tokoh.
Noun
tokoh (first-person possessive tokohku, second-person possessive tokohmu, third-person possessive tokohnya)
- shape (the appearance of something, especially its outline)
- Synonyms: rupa, macam, jenis
- figure, physique (the natural constitution or physical structure of a person)
- Synonym: perawakan
- figure, notable (an important or well-known person)
- character (a being involved in the action of a story)
- Synonym: karakter
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bertokoh [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- menokohkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- menokohi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- pertokohan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
- penokohan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- ketokohan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
Etymology 2
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Noun
tokoh (first-person possessive tokohku, second-person possessive tokohmu, third-person possessive tokohnya)
- (North Sumatra) deceit; trickery
- Synonyms: tipu, kecoh
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menokoh [agent focus] (meN-)
- penokoh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- kena tokoh
Further reading
- “tokoh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.