susuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsusʊʔ/
• Hyphenation: su‧suk
• Rhymes: -sʊʔ, -ʊʔ, -ʔ

Etymology 1

From Malay susuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuk (“to prick, pierce”), from Proto-Austronesian *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”)

• Sense of water canal is a semantic loan from Betawi [Term?].

Noun

susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)

1. pin, peg, bolt

   Synonyms: penyemat, pasak, susuh, tusuk

2. (gynaecology) (contraceptive) implant

   Synonym: implan

3. alternative spelling of susukan (“canal, artificial channel”)

Derived terms

• bersusuk
• menyusuk

 

• susuk baju
• susuk keluarga berencana
• susuk kundai
• susuk licin
• susuk sanggul

 

Etymology 2

From Malay susuk.

Noun

susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)

1. alternative spelling of sosok (“shape, appearance, (shape of the) body, figure, build, stature”)

Etymology 3

From Malay susuk, from Minangkabau [Term?].

Verb

susuk

1. (dialect) base-imperative-colloquial of menyusuk, menyosok (“to pioneer”)

Etymology 4

From Malay susuk, from Old Javanese susuk (“full, thick”).

Adjective

susuk

1. tight

   Synonyms: asak, sesak

Derived terms

• bersusuk-susuk
• bersusuk-susukan

 

Etymology 5

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦏ꧀ (susuk).

Noun

susuk (plural susuk-susuk, first-person possessive susukku, second-person possessive susukmu, third-person possessive susuknya)

1. change: balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

   Synonyms: uang kembali, uang penyongsong

Further reading

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

Tetum

Etymology

Maybe from the verb susu.

Noun

susuk

1. mosquito