handuk

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• handdoek, handoek (dated, pre-1947)

Etymology

From Dutch handdoek (“towel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /handʊk̚/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: han‧duk

Noun

handuk (first-person possessive handukku, second-person possessive handukmu, third-person possessive handuknya)

1. towel

   Synonym: tuala

Related terms

• duk
• spanduk

 

Further reading

• “handuk” 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.