carut-marut

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃarut ˈmarut/ [ˌt͡ʃa.rʊt̪̚ ˈma.rʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -arut
  • Syllabification: ca‧rut-ma‧rut

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay carut-marut, from apophonic reduplication of carut.

Noun

carut-marut (plural carut-marut)

  1. profanity (obscene, lewd or abusive language)

Adjective

carut-marut (comparative lebih carut-marut, superlative paling carut-marut)

  1. obscene

Etymology 2

Reduplication of carut (scratch (wound)).

Noun

carut-marut (plural carut-marut)

  1. scratches
  2. mess
    Synonym: kekacauan

Adjective

carut-marut (comparative lebih carut-marut, superlative paling carut-marut)

  1. scratch
    Synonym: tergores
  2. messy
    Synonyms: berantakan, kacau

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Apophonic reduplication of carut.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃarot ˈmarot/ [ˌt͡ʃa.rot̪̚ ˈma.rot̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -ot
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃarut ˈmarut/ [ˌt͡ʃa.rut̪̚ ˈma.rut̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -ut
  • Hyphenation: ca‧rut-ma‧rut

Noun

carut-marut (uncountable)

  1. (of language) profanity

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: carut-marut (inherited)

Further reading