terkungkung

Indonesian

Etymology

From ter- +‎ kungkung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərˈkuŋkuŋ/ [t̪ərˈkuŋ.kʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋkuŋ
• Syllabification: ter‧kung‧kung

Adjective

têrkungkung (not comparable)

1. shackled (restrained by shackles)

   Synonym: terbelenggu

2. (figuratively) confined (limited; narrow; restricted)

   Synonym: terkurung

References

• “terkungkung”, 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