sungut

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuŋʊt/
• Rhymes: -ŋʊt, -ʊt, -t
• Hyphenation: su‧ngut

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sungut.

Noun

sungut (plural sungut-sungut, first-person possessive sungutku, second-person possessive sungutmu, third-person possessive sungutnya)

1. (zoology) barbel: whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
2. moustache

   Synonyms: kumis, misai

Etymology 2

Noun

sungut (plural sungut-sungut, first-person possessive sungutku, second-person possessive sungutmu, third-person possessive sungutnya)

1. grumble

   Synonyms: comel, gerutu

Derived terms

• bersungut
• bersungut-sungut

 

• sungut leter

 

Further reading

• “sungut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

sungut

1. Romanization of ꦱꦸꦔꦸꦠ꧀

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

sungut (Jawi spelling سوڠوت, plural sungut-sungut, informal 1st possessive sungutku, 2nd possessive sungutmu, 3rd possessive sungutnya)

1. (zoology) barbel: whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.
2. moustache

   Synonyms: kumis, misai

Derived terms

• sesungut

 

Etymology 2

Noun

sungut (plural sungut-sungut, informal 1st possessive sungutku, 2nd possessive sungutmu, 3rd possessive sungutnya)

1. grumble

   Synonyms: komel, gerutu

Derived terms

• bersungut
• bersungut-sungut
• sungutan

 

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوڠت sungut”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 421
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sungut”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 503-4

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compare Indonesian sungut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suŋut/

Noun

sungut

1. antenna, feeler (insect, shrimp), tendril

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦸꦔꦸꦠ꧀ (sungut)

Tausug

Noun

sungut

1. asthma

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Noun

sungut

1. mouth