kutuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kutuk. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.tʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -tʊʔ
• Hyphenation: ku‧tuk

Verb

kutuk (active mengutuk, passive dikutuk, perfective passive terkutuk)

1. (transitive) to curse

   Synonyms: kutuki, laknat, laknati

   1. To place a curse upon.
   2. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon.
   3. To bring great evil upon.
2. (transitive) to denounce; to condemn (to criticize or speak out against; to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse in a threatening manner)

   Synonym: kutuki

Noun

kutuk (uncommon)

1. synonym of kutukan (“curse”)

Derived terms

• keterkutukan
• kutukan
• kutuki
• terkutuk

 

Further reading

• “kutuk” 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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kutoʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kutʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -utoʔ, -toʔ, -oʔ
• Rhymes: -uk

Noun

kutuk (Jawi spelling کوتوق, plural kutuk-kutuk, informal 1st possessive kutukku, 2nd possessive kutukmu, 3rd possessive kutuknya)

1. curse

Synonyms

• laknat
• sial

Derived terms

• kutukan
• terkutuk

Descendants

• Indonesian: kutuk

Further reading

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

Zazaki

Noun

kutuk

1. dog