gesek

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ݢيسيق (gesek).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡesɛk/ [ˈɡe.sɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -esɛk
  • Syllabification: ge‧sek

Verb

gesek (basic gesek, imperative gesek, intransitive active bergesek, transitive active menggesek, ordinary passive digesek, adversative passive tergesek)

  1. to rub, to scrape
  2. to swipe (a card)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesek
root gesek
active passive basic
imperative 		emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative menggesek tergesek digesek gesek geseklah
accusative / dative / locative menggeseki tergeseki digeseki geseki gesekilah
perfective causative / applicative2 menggesekkan tergesekkan digesekkan gesekkan gesekkanlah
causative
nominative – – – – –
accusative / dative / locative – – – – –
perfective causative / applicative2 – – – – –

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

  • bergesek
  • bergesekan
  • gesekan
  • mempergesekkan
  • menggesek
  • menggesek-gesekkan
  • menggesekkan
  • penggesek
  • penggesekan
  • pergesekan
  • tergesek
  • gesek tunai

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Related to geser and gesel. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

gesek (Jawi spelling ݢيسيق)

  1. to rub one surface against another
    Synonym: gosok
    1. to play stringed instruments, e.g. violins with a bow
  2. to scrape off something
    Synonym: kikis
  3. to grind with a pestle and mortar into a paste
    Kalau tak dapat kacang sanubar, kacang gajus pun kita boleh gesek jadi pesto.
    We can also grind cashew nuts into pesto if we can't get pine nuts.
    Synonym: kisar

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gesek (inherited)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢيسق gesek”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 110
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢيسق gesek”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 585
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “gesek”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 367

Further reading

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