gosok

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kusuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡosok/ [ˈɡo.soʔ]
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -sok, -ok
  • Hyphenation: go‧sok

Verb

gosok (Jawi spelling ݢوسوق, active menggosok, third person passive digosok)

  1. to brush, to scour, to rub
    Synonym: sental
  2. to iron
    Synonym: seterika
  3. to instigate (someone)
    Synonym: hasut
  4. to polish, to burnish
    Synonym: gilap
  5. (music) to scratch on turntables; to perform turntablism

Derived terms

Affixations
  • bergosok
  • gosok-gosokan
  • gosokan
  • menggosokkan, mempergosokkan
  • penggosok
  • penggosokan
Compounds

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gosok (inherited)
  • Macanese: gossô

Further reading

Mansaka

Etymology

From gusuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀusuk, compare Malay rusuk.

Noun

gosok

  1. rib

Maranao

Noun

gosok

  1. rib