susuk
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsusʊʔ/
- Hyphenation: su‧suk
- Rhymes: -sʊʔ, -ʊʔ, -ʔ
Etymology 1
From Malay susuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuk (“to prick, pierce”), from Proto-Austronesian *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”)
- Sense of water canal is a semantic loan from Betawi [Term?].
Noun
susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)
- pin, peg, bolt
- (gynaecology) (contraceptive) implant
- Synonym: implan
- alternative spelling of susukan (“canal, artificial channel”)
Derived terms
- bersusuk
- menyusuk
- susuk baju
- susuk keluarga berencana
- susuk kundai
- susuk licin
- susuk sanggul
Noun
susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)
- alternative spelling of sosok (“shape, appearance, (shape of the) body, figure, build, stature”)
Etymology 3
From Malay susuk, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Etymology 4
From Malay susuk, from Old Javanese susuk (“full, thick”).
Derived terms
- bersusuk-susuk
- bersusuk-susukan
Noun
susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)
- change: balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- Synonyms: uang kembali, uang penyongsong
Further reading
- “susuk” 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.
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