pucuk
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pucuk, from Classical Malay pucuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pucuk (“sprouting tip of a plant”), or alternatively from Proto-Austronesian *qapucuk (“peak of a mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pucuk (first-person possessive pucukku, second-person possessive pucukmu, third-person possessive pucuknya)
- shoot: the emerging embryonic leaves of a new plant
- sharp-pointed tip (tree, wave etc)
- (figurative) helm (of leadership or organization)
- Synonym: tampuk
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Classifier edit
pucuk
- Classifier for needle, sharp-pointed objects, firearms and letters.
Further reading edit
- “pucuk” 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.
Javanese edit
Noun edit
pucuk
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pucuk (“sprouting tip of a plant”), or alternatively from Proto-Austronesian *qapucuk (“peak of a mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pucuk (Jawi spelling ڤوچوق, plural pucuk-pucuk, informal 1st possessive pucukku, 2nd possessive pucukmu, 3rd possessive pucuknya)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: pucuk
Classifier edit
pucuk (Jawi spelling ڤوچوق, singular sepucuk)
- Classifier for letters and guns.
- sepucuk surat ― a letter
- sepucuk pistol ― a gun
Further reading edit
- “pucuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *qapucuk.
Noun edit
pucuk