sungkit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay sungkit, from Classical Malay sungkit.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sungkit
- embroided with bits of gold or silver thread; the process of making songket weaving.
- pry out.
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menyungkit [agent focus] (meN-)
- bersungkit [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading edit
- “sungkit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sungkít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔)
- hook attached to a pole (used to get something from a high place or picking fruit)
- Synonyms: panungkit, kalawit, pangalawit
- act of getting something with such an instrument
- Synonyms: kalawit, pagkalawit
- act of picking fruit with such an instrument