susuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

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)

  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)

  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 (comparative lebih susuk, superlative paling susuk)

  1. tight
    Synonyms: asak, sesak
Derived terms
  • bersusuk-susuk
  • bersusuk-susukan

Etymology 5

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦏ꧀ (susuk).

Noun

susuk (plural susuk-susuk)

  1. change: balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase
    Synonyms: uang kembali, uang penyongsong

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

susuk

  1. romanization of ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦏ꧀

Tetum

Etymology

Maybe from the verb susu.

Noun

susuk

  1. mosquito