tengkolok

Malay

Alternative forms

• tengkuluk (Indonesia)

Etymology

Compare Minangkabau tingkuluak, Banjarese tangkuluk, Tagalog tangkulok and Tausug tangkuluk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təŋ.kɔ.lɔk̚/
• Rhymes: -oloʔ, -loʔ, -oʔ, -lok, -ok
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t̪əŋˈkɔlɔʔ, -loʔ, -lo̞ʔ]

Noun

tengkolok (Jawi spelling تڠکولوق, plural tengkolok-tengkolok, informal 1st possessive tengkolokku, 2nd possessive tengkolokmu, 3rd possessive tengkoloknya)

1. traditional male headgear

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bertengkolok [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tengkuluk
• → Banjarese: tangkuluk
• → Minangkabau: tingkuluak
• → Tagalog: tangkulok
• → Tausug: tangkuluk

Further reading

• “tengkolok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.