susuk
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
From Malay susuk, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Verb edit
susuk
Etymology 4 edit
From Malay susuk, from Old Javanese susuk (“full, thick”).
Adjective edit
susuk
Derived terms edit
Etymology 5 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “susuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
Maybe from the verb susu.
Noun edit
susuk