acuk
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃuk/ [ˈa.t͡ʃʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃuk
- Syllabification: a‧cuk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?]
Verb
acuk
- to test the fishing spot by pulling the fishing line several times to make sure there are lots of fish
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Gayo [Term?]
Verb
acuk
- to swing the hand as if you were going to hit, but not hitting, usually because you are annoyed
Further reading
- “acuk”, 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