sungkit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sungkit, from Classical Malay sungkit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊŋkɪt/

Verb

sungkit

1. embroided with bits of gold or silver thread; the process of making songket weaving.
2. pry out.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menyungkit [agent focus] (meN-)
• bersungkit [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “sungkit” 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.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suŋˈkit/ [sʊŋˈkit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: sung‧kit

Noun

sungkít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

1. hook attached to a pole (used to get something from a high place or picking fruit)

   Synonyms: panungkit, kalawit, pangalawit

2. act of getting something with such an instrument

   Synonyms: kalawit, pagkalawit

3. act of picking fruit with such an instrument

Derived terms

• pagsungkit
• panunungkit
• panungkit
• sumungkit
• sungkitin