kedekut

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kerekut variant of kerukut (“to coil around [of fingers]; to shrivel [of leaves]”) compounding kokot ~ kukut (“to claw”) +‎ -er-

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /kədəˈkut/ [kə.dəˈkut̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -kut, -ut
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /kədəˈkot/ [kə.dəˈkot̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -kot, -ot
  • Hyphenation: ke‧de‧kut

Adjective

kedekut (comparative lebih kedekut, superlative paling kedekut)

  1. close-fisted, stingy, cheapskate
    Synonyms: lokek, bakhil

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kĕdĕkut”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 526
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