susut

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsusut/ [ˈsu.sʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -usut
• Syllabification: su‧sut

Verb

susut (active menyusut)

1. (intransitive) to shrink (to become smaller)

   Synonym: mengecil

2. (intransitive) to decrease
   1. of a quantity, to become smaller

      Synonym: berkurang

   2. of a liquid, to become smaller

      Synonym: surut

Derived terms

Affixations

• menyusut
• penyusut
• penyusutan
• susutan
• susuti
• susutkan

Further reading

• “susut”, 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