senuk
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch snoek (“pike”), from Middle Dutch snoec, from Old Dutch *snuoc, from Proto-Germanic *snōkᵏa-, a thematic o-grade of *snakaną (“to crawl around”), related to *sneganą.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈnuk/ [səˈnʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: se‧nuk
Noun
senuk (plural senuk-senuk)
- (zoology) bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)
- Synonym: alu-alu
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay senuk (“tapir”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈnuk/ [səˈnʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: se‧nuk
Noun
senuk (plural senuk-senuk)
Further reading
- “senuk”, 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