Where does “penebuk” come from?

penebuk (Malay) comes from Malay tebuk — to test someone at random.

penebuk (Malay): A tool for punching

Definitions

  1. A tool for punching

Ancestry of “penebuk”, step by step

penebuk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tebuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytebukto test someone at random

via Malay [[peng-#Malay

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1Malay[[peng-#Malay—

via Malay peN-]]

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1MalaypeN-]]—
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