cocok

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• cucuk (Standard Malay)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃot͡ʃɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: co‧cok

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦕꦺꦴꦕꦺꦴꦏ꧀ (cocok), from Old Javanese cocok (“suitable”).

Adjective

cocok (superlative tercocok, equative secocok)

1. suitable

Derived terms

• cocok-cocokkan
• cocokkan
• kecocokan
• ketidakcocokkan
• mencocok
• mencocok-cocokkan
• mencocokkan
• pencocokan
• secocok
• tercocok

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦕꦸꦕꦸꦏ꧀ (cucuk, “beak, bill; pouring spout”), from Old Javanese cucuk (“(pointed) beak, bill, sharp point”) or Sundanese ᮎᮥᮎᮥᮊ᮪ (cucuk, “thorn”). Doublet of cucuk.

Noun

cocok (first-person possessive cocokku, second-person possessive cocokmu, third-person possessive cocoknya)

1. (dated) prick: a small pointed object.

   Synonym: tusuk

Derived terms

• cocok hidung
• cocok sanggul

 

Classifier

cocok

1. (dated) Classifier used for pricked objects

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayic *cucuk.

Verb

cocok (active mencocok)

1. (transitive) to stab, to pierce

   Synonym: tusuk

Further reading

• “cocok” 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.