Kertak-kertuk
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
An onomatopoeic word representing the repetitive sound of knocking or friction between hard objects.
Etymology
An onomatopoeic reduplication imitating the sound of friction or knocking of hard objects.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication