Bahasa Melayu
tokok
English
exaggeration, overstatement
Tokok here means an addition to a story or statement that makes it seem bigger than it is.
توكوق
Examples
Contoh ayat
Cerita itu sudah jadi tokok tambah.
The story has become exaggerated.
Dia menolak tokok dalam laporan itu.
He rejected the exaggeration in the report.
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What does “exaggeration” mean in Malay?
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tokok
In this sense, tokok is used in tokok tambah, meaning exaggeration.
Word family
Common derived forms
- bertokok
- to increase; to add
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