Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay tolak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (push something away, shove, repel; push off, as a boat leaving shore or being poled through shallow water).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tolak

  1. to reject
  2. (rare) to push
    Synonyms: dorong, sorong

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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tolak

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦺꦴꦭꦏ꧀

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (push something away, shove, repel; push off, as a boat leaving shore or being poled through shallow water). Cognate with Tagalog tulak.

Pronunciation

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  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈtolak/ [ˈt̪o.laʔ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: to‧lak

Verb

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tolak (Jawi spelling تولق)

  1. to push
    Antonym: tarik
    Dak baik menolak orang macam tu!
    It's not good pushing people like that!
  2. to reject, to withdraw
    Antonyms: sokong, terima
    Tawaran diskaun tiba-tiba itu ditolak oleh pelanggan yang tidak suka akan barang itu.
    The sudden discount offer was rejected by the customer who was not fond of the product.
  3. subtract, deduct, remove, minus
    Antonyms: tambah, campur
    4 tolak 54 minus 5

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tolak
  • North Moluccan Malay: tola (to push)

Further reading

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Maranao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (to push away).

Verb

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tolak

  1. to disown; to renounce
  2. to push (a boat) out to sea

References

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  • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967) A Maranao Dictionary[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Tetum

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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tolak

  1. to curse

Further reading

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  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan