teka-teki

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay teka-teki, from reduplication of teka (“to guess, suspect”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˌka təˈki/ [t̪əˌka t̪əˈki] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: te‧ka-te‧ki === Noun === têka-têki (plural teka-teki) riddle (a verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature) (figurative) puzzle (anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of) ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === “teka-teki”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Alternative forms === tĕka-tĕki (1924-1972) === Etymology === Reduplication of teka (“to guess, suspect”). === Pronunciation === (Baku) IPA(key): /təˌka təˈki/ [t̪əˌka t̪əˈki] (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /təˌkə təˈki/ [t̪əˌkə t̪əˈki] Rhymes: -i Hyphenation: te‧ka-te‧ki === Noun === teka-teki (uncountable) riddle (a verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature) Synonym: keteki (obsolete) (figurative) puzzle (anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: teka-teki === References === === Further reading === "teka-teki" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017