cerutu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay cerutu, from Portuguese charuto, from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈrutu/
• Hyphenation: cê‧ru‧tu

Noun

cêrutu (first-person possessive cerutuku, second-person possessive cerutumu, third-person possessive cerutunya)

1. cigar (tobacco)

   Synonyms: lisong, serutu, sigar

Further reading

• “cerutu” 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

• cerut

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese charuto, from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu).

Noun

cerutu (Jawi spelling چروتو, plural cerutu-cerutu, informal 1st possessive cerutuku, 2nd possessive cerutumu, 3rd possessive cerutunya)

1. cigar

Descendants

• Indonesian: cerutu
• → Cantonese: 珠律 (zu3 leot1)
• → Min Nan: 珠律 (chu-lu̍t)