melukut
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚]
- Hyphenation: mê‧lu‧kut
Noun
mêlukut (plural melukut-melukut)
- broken rice grains; dust from rice grains; rice-dust
- Synonym: menir
- melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Further reading
- “melukut” 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.
Malay
Alternative forms
- lemukut, demukut
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məlukut/
- (Johor–Riau) IPA(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚], [məˈlu.kot̚]
- Rhymes: -kot, -ot
Noun
melukut (Jawi spelling ملوکوت)
- broken rice grains
- melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Usage notes
Properly the heavy rice-dust, not the outer husk which is blown away as chaff.
Descendants
- Indonesian: melukut
Further reading
- “melukut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.