culik

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃulik/
• Rhymes: -ulik, -lik, -ik
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃulɪʔ~le̞ʔ]

Verb

culik (Jawi spelling چوليق)

1. to abduct, to kidnap

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penculik [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penculikan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menculik [agent focus] (meN-)
• diculik [patient focus] (di-)
• terculik [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: culik

Further reading

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