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

Noun

senuk (plural senuk-senuk)

  1. (zoology) bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)
    Synonym: alu-alu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay senuk (tapir).

Pronunciation

Noun

senuk (plural senuk-senuk)

  1. (zoology) tapir (Tapirus spp.)
    Synonyms: badak babi, tapir, tenuk

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