rasuk

rasuk

1. cloth

• “rasuk”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrasuk/ [ˈra.sʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -asuk
• Syllabification: ra‧suk

Inherited from Malay rasuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”).

rasuk (active merasuk, passive dirasuk)

1. to possess (of a spirit)

   Synonyms: ranjing, surup

2. (figurative usage, often intransitive) to be deep, to penetrate

   Synonyms: berkesan, mendalam, meresap

3. (figurative, often intransitive) to mingle, associate

   Synonyms: berbaur, bergaul

Inherited from Malay rasuk (“crossbeam”).

rasuk (plural rasuk-rasuk)

1. crossbeam (of a floor)

• “rasuk”, 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

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈrasok/ [ˈra.soʔ]
  • Rhymes: -asoʔ, -oʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈrasuk/ [ˈra.suʔ]
  • Rhymes: -asuʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: ra‧suk

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”).

rasuk (Jawi spelling راسوق)

1. to possess (of a spirit)

   Synonym: ranjing

• > Indonesian: rasuk (inherited)

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rasuk (Jawi spelling راسوق, plural rasuk-rasuk or rasuk²)

1. crossbeam (of a floor)

• > Indonesian: rasuk (inherited)

• "rasuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017