tukang karut
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tukaŋ karut/
- Rhymes: -rut, -ut
Noun
tukang karut (Jawi spelling توکڠ کاروت, uncountable)
- The most important person in a dikir barat performance who improvises and sings pantuns on the spot during the performance.
Further reading
- "tukang karut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017