tanggung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡuŋ
• Syllabification: tang‧gung

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ

Malay tanggung

Indonesian tanggung

From Malay tanggung, from Classical Malay تڠݢوڠ (tanggung), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).

Verb

tanggung (active menanggung, passive ditanggung)

1. to bear (a burden, loss, etc.)
2. to assume a risk
3. to guarantee; to warrantee; to be responsible for
4. to hold someone accountable or liable for
5. to take up a question, address

Derived terms

• tanggung aib
• tanggung akibat
• tanggung budi
• tanggung derita
• tanggung gugat
• tanggung jawab
• tanggung jelas
• tanggung jiwa
• tanggung kasih
• tanggung malu
• tanggung pinjaman
• tanggung ragam
• tanggung rahasia
• tanggung renteng
• tanggung rindu
• tanggung rugi
• tanggung sabar
• tanggung sakit
• tanggung sengsara
• tanggung tindak
• tanggung tuduh
• tanggung wajib

Adjective

tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)

1. guaranteed

Etymology 2

From Javanese tanggung.

Adjective

tanggung (comparative lebih tanggung, superlative paling tanggung)

1. medium; not quite adequate or enough (in quantity, size, etc.)

   Synonym: kepalang

2. not quite on time; just too late

   Synonym: belum pas

3. difficult (of choice, moment, etc.)

Derived terms

• tanggung bulan

Further reading

• “tanggung”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

tanggung

1. romanization of ꦠꦁꦒꦸꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ (“carry on a shoulder pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡuŋ/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ɡuŋ]
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪äŋ.ɡʊŋ], [ˈt̪äŋ.ɡoŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɡoŋ, -oŋ, -ʊŋ
• Rhymes: -ɡuŋ, -uŋ

Verb

tanggung (Jawi spelling تڠݢوڠ)

1. to support on the shoulder
2. to bear up a heavy weight from below
3. (figurative) to bear up under trouble or misfortune
4. (figurative) to stand security for another

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penanggung [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penanggungan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• tanggungan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menanggung [agent focus] (meN-)
• menanggungkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• ditanggung [patient focus] (di-)
• ditanggungkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tertanggung [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• tanggungjawab
• temenggung

Descendants

• Indonesian: tanggung

Further reading

• "tanggung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tanggung" at PRPM first version)