tokoh

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay tokoh.

Noun

tokoh (first-person possessive tokohku, second-person possessive tokohmu, third-person possessive tokohnya)

1. (rare) shape (the appearance of something, especially its outline)

   Synonyms: rupa, macam, jenis

2. figure, physique (the natural constitution or physical structure of a person)

   Synonym: perawakan

3. figure, notable (an important or well-known person)
4. character (a being involved in the action of a story)

   Synonym: karakter

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bertokoh [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• menokohkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menokohi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• pertokohan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• penokohan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ketokohan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Etymology 2

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Noun

tokoh (first-person possessive tokohku, second-person possessive tokohmu, third-person possessive tokohnya)

1. (North Sumatra) deceit; trickery

   Synonyms: tipu, kecoh

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menokoh [agent focus] (meN-)
• penokoh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kena tokoh

Further reading

• “tokoh” 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.