jakun
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semantic extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
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Adjective[edit]
jakun (comparative more jakun, superlative most jakun)
- (informal, derogatory, Singapore) Fascinated by objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
- 2009 February 9, The Jakun Tourist A Jakun Tourist’s Worst Nightmare…:
- A jakun tourist’s worst nightmare…is an idiot who simply cannot see that people want to take photographs & simply stands right in front of the object jakun tourists want to photograph, & lingers around it.
- 2013 May 17, Joel Wong, ONE Asia MMA Summit 2013: The Recap:
- Yes, it was one of the many jakun moments I had while in Singapore.
- 2015 December 26, The Halal Food Blog, Jinjja Chicken:
- And it’s popular foods in Korean culture that apparently so many of our readers are familiar with it all! But of course, we all jakun lah LOL.
- 2015 June 26, shaolintiger, Frog Porridge, Chicken Rice & the Journey Home:
- Sorry so jakun, need to post a picture of my Uber because it looks like a Bentley.
- 2016 March 18, fatinabilaah, [Twitter feed]:
- I was so jakun with the pen thingy and this happened hehe I feel like a kid.
- (informal, offensive, Malaysia) Overly excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
jakun
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Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Minangkabau jakun.
Noun[edit]
jakun (first-person possessive jakunku, second-person possessive jakunmu, third-person possessive jakunnya)
- Adam's apple (the lump in the throat)
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Malay jakun, from extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan. Compare to meaning of Singaporean English jakun.
Adjective[edit]
jakun
- (dialect, Riau) jakun: fascinated with objects, events, or experiences which seem ordinary to others.
Further reading[edit]
- “jakun” 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.
Malay[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Minangkabau jakun.
Noun[edit]
jakun (plural jakun-jakun, informal 1st possessive jakunku, 2nd possessive jakunmu, 3rd possessive jakunnya)
- Adam's apple (the lump in the throat).
Etymology 2[edit]
From extension of the Malay Jakun, an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the jungles of Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
Adjective[edit]
jakun
- (informal, offensive, Malaysia) jakun: being too excited, bad-tempered, unruly, or unsophisticated.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “jakun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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