kutuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kutuk. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkutuʔ/ [ˈku.t̪ʊʔ]
      • Rhymes: -utuʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈkutuk/ [ˈku.t̪ʊk̚]
      • Rhymes: -utuk
  • Syllabification: ku‧tuk

Verb

kutuk (active mengutuk, passive dikutuk)

  1. (transitive) to curse (to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon)
    Synonyms: kutuki, laknat, laknati, laknatkan

Noun

kutuk

  1. curse (supernatural detriment)
    Synonyms: kutukan, laknat

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kutoʔ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kutʊʔ/
  • Rhymes: -utoʔ, -toʔ, -oʔ
  • Rhymes: -uk

Noun

kutuk (Jawi spelling کوتوق, plural kutuk-kutuk)

  1. curse

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kutuk

Further reading

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈtuk/
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Hyphenation: ku‧tuk

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kutuk, from Proto-Tupian *kutuk.

    Verb

    kutuk (first-person singular active indicative aîkutuk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîkutuki, noun kutuka) (transitive)

    1. to pierce; to puncture
    Conjugation
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    kutuk (first-person singular active indicative aîkutuk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîkutuki, noun kutuka) (transitive)

    1. alternative form of kytyk

    References

    Zazaki

    Noun

    kutuk

    1. dog