dukung

Inherited from Malay dukung. Cognate with Acehnese dukông.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.kʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -kʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: du‧kung

dukung (base-imperative dukung, active mendukung, ordinary passive didukung)

1. to support, to back
2. to piggyback

• “dukung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /dukuŋ/
• Rhymes: -ukuŋ, -kuŋ, -uŋ

dukung (Jawi spelling دوکوڠ‎)

1. to piggyback; to carry someone or something by putting them or it on one's back or at the waist or hip

   Synonym: gendong

   Ali malu berdukung di tempat awam.

   Ali is too shy to get piggybacked in public.

2. to support, to back

   Synonym: sokong

   Teori Evolusi Darwin didukung oleh kebanyakan ahli sains.

   Darwin's Evolution Theory is backed by most scientists.

3. to convey, to tell

   Synonym: cerita

   Pemilihan kata-kata dalam cerpen itu kurang dapat mendukung isi ceritanya.

   The choice of words in that short story didn't really convey the story's contents that well.

• dokong (nonstandard)

• Indonesian: dukung

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