sangkut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sangkut, from Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsaŋkut/ [ˈsaŋ.kʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkut
  • Syllabification: sang‧kut

Verb

sangkut (active menyangkut, passive disangkut)

  1. (transitive) to hook
    Synonym: kait
  2. (transitive) to relate, make related
    Synonym: hubung
    1. (intransitive, always with meng-) to relate, be related
      Synonyms: berhubungan, terkait
  3. (transitive) to connect
    Synonym: sambung

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /saŋkot/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /saŋkʊt/
  • Rhymes: -aŋkot, -kot, -ot
  • Rhymes: -ut

Verb

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت)

  1. to hook (on something)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sangkut

Noun

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت)

  1. snagging; entanglement
  2. (fishing, Singapore) When one's terminal tackle is snagged on underwater debris or an underwater structure.

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