kerut

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈrut/ [kəˈrʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: ke‧rut

Noun

kêrut (plural kerut-kerut)

  1. crease, furrow, line, wrinkle.
  2. curl (in hair).

Derived terms

  • berkerut
  • berkerut-kerut
  • kerutan
  • mengerut
  • mengerutkan
  • mengkerut
  • pengerut
  • pengerutan
  • terkerut
  • kerut kering
  • kerut muka
  • kerut-merut

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay [Term?]. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈrut/ [kəˈrʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: ke‧rut

Noun

kêrut (plural kerut-kerut)

  1. sound of scraping

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Jambi Malay).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkerut/ [ˈke.rʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -erut
  • Syllabification: ke‧rut

Noun

kérut (plural kerut-kerut)

  1. langsat fruit that has wilted and turned black [since 2025]

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