siput

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay siput.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiput/ [ˈsi.pʊt̪]

Noun

siput (first-person possessive siputku, second-person possessive siputmu, third-person possessive siputnya)

1. Any mollusc of class Gastropoda.

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of siput

• bekicot

 

Further reading

• “siput” 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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈsipot/ [ˈsi.pot̪]

Noun

siput (Jawi spelling سيڤوت, plural siput-siput, informal 1st possessive siputku, 2nd possessive siputmu, 3rd possessive siputnya)

1. any shelled mollusc, typically snails but also including bivalves
2. the shell of said molluscs

   Synonym: cangkerang

Further reading

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

Tausug

Noun

siput

1. screw

Usage notes

A false friend of Malay siput (“snail”), for the sense of "snail", see lambi'