tangkeb

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋkep (“seize, grip”). Doublet of tangkap.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtaŋkəp̚]
  • Hyphenation: tang‧kêb
  • Homophone: tangkep

Noun

tangkêb (first-person possessive tangkebku, second-person possessive tangkebmu, third-person possessive tangkebnya)

  1. (dialect) trap: a machine or other device designed to catch animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
    Synonym: perangkap

Further reading

Old Javanese

Verb

tangkeb

  1. to catch
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