mogok

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦒꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (mogok), from Old Javanese maga, *agag (“to threaten”). Reconstructed to meng- +‎ aga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔɡɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: mo‧gok

Verb

mogok (base-imperative-colloquial)

1. to stop, to stall
2. to strike: to stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions

Derived terms

• pemogok
• pemogokan

 

• mogok duduk
• mogok kerja
• mogok makan

 

Further reading

• “mogok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.