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• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key): /ˈpokoʔ/[ˈpo.kɔʔ]
• Rhymes:-okoʔ
• Syllabification:po‧kok

pokok (pluralpokok-pokok)

1. tree

   Synonym:pohon

2. stem

   Synonym:batang

3. capital,stake

   Synonym:modal

4. buyingprice
5. cause

   Synonyms:lantaran,sebab

6. base,essential,principal,basic,fundamental

   Synonyms:asas,dasar,inti sari

7. center,centre

   Synonym:pusat

8. depend

   Synonyms:tergantung,terserah

9. importance(something of)

The word is part offalse friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due toshared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen inMalaypokok.

pokok

1. primary(main; principal; placed ahead of others)

• “pokok”, inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation –Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016

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pokok

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• (Johor-Selangor)IPA^(key): /ˈpokok/ [ˈpo.koʔ]
• (Riau-Lingga)IPA^(key): /ˈpokuk/ [ˈpo.kuʔ]
• Rhymes:-okokʔ,-koʔ,-oʔ

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pokok (Jawi spellingڤوکوق,pluralpokok-pokok)

1. tree(large woody plant)
2. (generally) term for all kind ofplant

   pokok keladi danpokok bunga ―taroplant and flowerplant

3. capital,stake
4. cause of something

   pokok pangkal ―importantcause

5. (figuratively)base,essential,basic
6. somethingimportant

   perkarapokok ―important thing

The word is part offalse friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due toshared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen inIndonesianpokok.

• (tree):pohon
• (plant):tumbuhan
• (stake):modal
• (base):dasar,asas

• “pokok”, inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017

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• Rhymes:Indonesian/okoʔ
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