melukut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay melukut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: mê‧lu‧kut

Noun

mêlukut (first-person possessive melukutku, second-person possessive melukutmu, third-person possessive melukutnya)

1. broken rice grains; dust from rice grains; rice-dust

   Synonym: menir

   melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Further reading

• “melukut” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• lemukut, demukut

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məlukut/
• (Johor–Riau) IPA^(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚], [məˈlu.kot̚]
• Rhymes: -kot, -ot

Noun

melukut (Jawi spelling ملوکوت, informal 1st possessive melukutku, 2nd possessive melukutmu, 3rd possessive melukutnya)

1. broken rice grains

   melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Usage notes

Properly the heavy rice-dust, not the outer husk which is blown away as chaff.

Descendants

• Indonesian: melukut

Further reading

• “melukut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.