ancrub

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese ancrub.

Verb

ancrub (first-person possessive ancrubku, second-person possessive ancrubmu, third-person possessive ancrubnya)

1. to lower oneself on water

Further reading

• “ancrub” 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.

Sundanese

Verb

ancrub

1. step/jump in the water; (fig.) throw oneself into (kana) st. (eg. politics, pursuit of knowledge)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ancrub

References

• R.R. Hardjadibrata (2003) Sundanese english dictionary (in Indonesian), →ISBN