# tukang
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay tukang. Semantic loan from Betawi tukang for the senses of “seller” and “person with bad habit”.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈtukaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.kaŋ]
* Rhymes: -ukaŋ
* Syllabification: tu‧kang

### Noun

tukang (plural tukang-tukang or para tukang)
* craftsman
* handyman
* workman
* seller
* artisan
    Synonyms: artisan, perajin, pengrajin
* person with bad habit.
    tukang mabuk ― drunkard
* (derogatory) expert
    Synonym: ahli

#### Affixed terms

* bertukang
* ketukangan
* menukang
* menukangi
* pertukangan
* tukang-menukang

#### Compounds

* tukang air
* tukang angsur
* tukang api
* tukang bas
* tukang besi
* tukang cat
* tukang catut
* tukang copet
* tukang cuci
* tukang cukur
* tukang dempul
* tukang dodos
* tukang isyarat
* tukang kaba
* tukang kayu
* tukang kebut
* tukang koran
* tukang kredit
* tukang kuda
* tukang kunci
* tukang loak
* tukang loyang
* tukang masak
* tukang mesin
* tukang mobil
* tukang pangkas
* tukang pijit
* tukang pos
* tukang potret
* tukang pukul
* tukang rekening
* tukang roti
* tukang sampah
* tukang sayur
* tukang sepatu
* tukang sepuh
* tukang serobot
* tukang sikari
* tukang sulap
* tukang sunat
* tukang surat
* tukang tadah
* tukang temberang
* tukang tilik
* tukang ukur jalan
* tukang urut

### Further reading

* “tukang” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

tukang
* Romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦁ

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tukaŋ/
* Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ

### Noun

tukang (Jawi spelling توکڠ, plural tukang-tukang, informal 1st possessive tukangku, 2nd possessive tukangmu, 3rd possessive tukangnya)
* craftsman; handyman; workman; seller
    tukang masak ― cook; chef
    tukang besi ― blacksmith
    tukang gambar ― photographer
* person with bad habit
    tukang mabuk ― drunkard
* (derogatory) expert
    Synonym: ahli

#### Affixations

* bertukang
* ketukangan
* menukang
* menukangi
* pertukangan
* tukang-menukang

#### Compounds

* tukang adu
* tukang air
* tukang ampu
* tukang andam
* tukang api
* tukang arloji
* tukang asah
* tukang bang
* tukang batu
* tukang beca
* tukang bendera
* tukang botol
* tukang canai
* tukang catut
* tukang cerita
* tukang cetak
* tukang cuci
* tukang cukur
* tukang daging
* tukang dobi
* tukang elektrik
* tukang emas
* tukang gambar
* tukang gerobak
* tukang gunting
* tukang hias
* tukang ikan
* tukang jahit
* tukang karang
* tukang karut
* tukang kasut
* tukang kayu
* tukang kebun
* tukang kelarah
* tukang kereta
* tukang korek
* tukang kritik
* tukang lelucon
* tukang mabuk
* tukang masak
* tukang pangkas
* tukang pedati
* tukang pidato
* tukang pos
* tukang rumah
* tukang sampah
* tukang sapu
* tukang sate
* tukang sayur
* tukang sihir
* tukang silap mata
* tukang sukat
* tukang sunat
* tukang susu
* tukang tadah
* tukang tenun
* tukang tenung
* tukang tunang wang
* tukang ubat
* tukang urut
* tukang wang
* tukang warung

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: tukang (inherited)
* → Javanese: ꦠꦸꦏꦁ (tukang)

### Further reading

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Compare tukong.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /tuˈkaŋ/ [t̪ʊˈxaŋ]
* Rhymes: -aŋ
* Syllabification: tu‧kang

### Noun

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)
* featherless bird or fowl

### Adjective

tukáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔)
* featherless (as of a bird or fowl)

### Anagrams

* ungkat