rusuk

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrusuk/ [ˈru.sʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -usuk
• Syllabification: ru‧suk

Inherited from Malay rusuk, from Proto-Malayic *rusuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀusuk (“rib”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀusuk (“rib”).

rusuk (plural rusuk-rusuk)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) flank
2. border

   Synonyms: pinggir, tepi

3. side

   Synonyms: lambung, sisi, samping

4. (anatomy) rib: any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

   Synonyms: iga, tulang iga, tulang rusuk

5. (sports, rare) an offensive player who plays on either side of the center; winger

   Synonym: pemain sayap

6. (geometry) a one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet; edge

Probably from Mentawai [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

rusuk (plural rusuk-rusuk)

1. (dialect) temporary housing

• “rusuk” 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.

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *rusuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀusuk (“rib”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrusuk/ [ˈru.suʔ]
• (Johor-Selangor, Johor) IPA^(key): /rusoʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga, Baku) IPA^(key): /rusʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -usoʔ, -soʔ, -oʔ
• Rhymes: -uk

rusuk (Jawi spelling روسوق, plural rusuk-rusuk)

1. (anatomy) flank (flesh between the last rib and the hip)

• > Indonesian: rusuk (inherited)

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