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congkak

/ˈt͡ʃoʊŋkʌk/

congkak noun: a traditional Malay two-player mancala game in which seeds or marbles are dropped into depressions carved into a boat-shaped wooden board.

Noun

congkak (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Malay two-player mancala game in which seeds or marbles are dropped into depressions carved into a boat-shaped wooden board.
    • Competitions are also being organized by the Museum in games like congkak, gasing (top-spinning), capteh, five stones and cat’s cradle.1979 May 21, “The Business Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 6
    • Congkak is a game played by Malay women and children in Malaysia during their leisure hours but its origin is obscure.1991 June 3, Yaakub Rashid, The Straits Times, page 47

Examples of congkak in a sentence

  • On Hari Raya, the Asian Civilisations Museum offers an afternoon of traditional Malay games of chapteh and congkak.2003 November 24, Amanda Koh, Today Newspaper, page 33:
  • It includes news articles and features, event listings, a video gallery and even a cyber version of congkak - a traditional Malay game.2015 January 21, Yeo Sam Jo, The Straits Times:

Origin of congkak

Borrowed from Malay congak (“mental calculations”).

Questions about congkak

What does congkak mean?
Congkak means a traditional Malay two-player mancala game in which seeds or marbles are dropped into depressions carved into a boat-shaped wooden board.
How do you use congkak in a sentence?
On Hari Raya, the Asian Civilisations Museum offers an afternoon of traditional Malay games of chapteh and congkak.
What part of speech is congkak?
Congkak is a noun.
How do you pronounce congkak?
Congkak is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃoʊŋkʌk/.

Words near congkak in the dictionary

  1. congiopodids
  2. congis
  3. Congis-sur-Thérouanne
  4. congius
  5. congiuses
  6. congkak
  7. conglaciate
  8. conglaciated
  9. conglaciates
  10. conglaciating
  11. conglaciation

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