tekan
Pronunciation: /təkan/
“tekan” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:
verb
- to press
- to pump, to inject something by pushing on a pump etc
- to pressure i.e. to strongly or aggressively encourage towards a particular action; to pressurise
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən (“downward pressure; bamboo punting pole”). Cognate with Tagalog tikin (“a bamboo pole for propelling boats in shallow streams”).
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