mocitsuki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 餅搗き (もちつき, mochitsuki, “pounding mochi”), from Japanese 餅 (もち, mochi) + Japanese 搗 (つく, tsuku, “pounding”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧ci‧tsu‧ki

Noun

mocitsuki

1. pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year.

Related terms

• moci

 

Further reading

• “mocitsuki” 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.