sukuk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صُكُوك (ṣukūk), plural of صَكّ (ṣakk, “bond, deed”).

Noun

sukuk (plural sukuk or sukuks)

1. (Islam, economics) A bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing Islamic laws against interest.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic صُكُوك (ṣukūk), plural of صَكّ (ṣakk, “bond, deed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.kuk/, [ˈsu.kʊk̚]
• Hyphenation: su‧kuk

Noun

sukuk (first-person possessive sukukku, second-person possessive sukukmu, third-person possessive sukuknya)

1. (Islamic finance) sukuk