pukul

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpukul/ [ˈpu.kʊl]
• Rhymes: -ukul
• Syllabification: pu‧kul

Verb

pukul

1. hit
2. take

Etymology 2

Noun

pukul (first-person possessive pukulku, second-person possessive pukulmu, third-person possessive pukulnya)

1. hour

Limos Kalinga

Noun

pukúl

1. blossom or heart (of the banana)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukul (“to hit with a stick”).

Verb

pukul (Jawi spelling ڤوکول)

1. to hit, to strike, to beat

Noun

pukul (Jawi spelling ڤوکول, plural pukul-pukul, informal 1st possessive pukulku, 2nd possessive pukulmu, 3rd possessive pukulnya)

1. hour

   Pukul berapa? ― What time is it?

   pukul tiga ― three o'clock

Further reading

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

Mokilese

Verb

pukul

1. to create a hole