pokok
See also: pókok
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pokok, from Classical Malay pokok.
Pronunciation
Noun
pokok (first-person possessive pokokku, second-person possessive pokokmu, third-person possessive pokoknya)
- tree
- Synonym: pohon
- stem
- Synonym: batang
- capital, stake
- Synonym: modal
- buying price
- cause
- base, essential, principal, basic, fundamental
- center, centre
- Synonym: pusat
- depend
- Synonyms: tergantung, terserah
- importance (something of)
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pokok.
Derived terms
Adjective
pokok
- primary (main; principal; placed ahead of others)
Further reading
- “pokok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Johor-Selangor" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pokokʔ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Riau-Lingga" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pokʊʔ/
- Rhymes: -okokʔ, -koʔ, -oʔ
Audio (MY): (file)
Noun
pokok (Jawi spelling ڤوکوق, plural pokok-pokok, informal 1st possessive pokokku, 2nd possessive pokokmu, 3rd possessive pokoknya)
- tree (large woody plant)
- (generally) term for all kind of plant
- pokok keladi dan pokok bunga ― taro plant and flower plant
- capital, stake
- cause of something
- pokok pangkal ― important cause
- (figuratively) base, essential, basic
- something important
- perkara pokok ― important thing
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian pokok.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “pokok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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