cucuk

See also: cücük

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃut͡ʃuk/ [ˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃuk
• Syllabification: cu‧cuk

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦕꦸꦕꦸꦏ꧀ (cucuk, “beak, bill; pouring spout”), from Old Javanese cucuk (“(pointed) beak, bill, sharp point”). Doublet of cocok.

Noun

cucuk (plural cucuk-cucuk)

1. (dialectal) beak, bill

   Synonyms: cotok, paruh, patuk

2. (dialectal, figurative) spearhead

Derived terms

• cucuk lampah

Etymology 2

From Sundanese ᮎᮥᮎᮥᮊ᮪ (cucuk, “thorn”). Related to the first etymology.

Noun

cucuk (plural cucuk-cucuk)

1. (dialectal) thorn

   Synonym: duri

Etymology 3

From Balinese [Term?]. Related to the first etymology.

Noun

cucuk (plural cucuk-cucuk)

1. (dialect) hairpin

   Synonym: tusuk konde

Derived terms

• cucuk canting

Further reading

• “cucuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Sundanese

Noun

cucuk (Sundanese script ᮎᮥᮎᮥᮊ᮪)

1. thorn
2. prickle
3. fishbone

Descendants

• → Indonesian: cucuk