cecunguk
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sundanese cucunguk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃuŋuk/ [t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃu.ŋʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -uŋuk
- Syllabification: ce‧cu‧nguk
Noun
[edit]cêcunguk
- cockroach
- Synonym: kecoak
- (figuratively, colloquial) spy; secret agent (during colonial times)
- (figuratively, colloquial) petty criminal; petty thief
Further reading
[edit]- “cecunguk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sundanese cucunguk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cecunguk (Jawi spelling چچوڠوق, plural cecunguk-cecunguk, informal 1st possessive cecungukku, 2nd possessive cecungukmu, 3rd possessive cecunguknya)
- cockroach
- (colloquial) spy; secret agent (during colonial times)
Further reading
[edit]- “cecunguk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian terms borrowed from Sundanese
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/uŋuk
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- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian colloquialisms
- Malay terms borrowed from Sundanese
- Malay terms derived from Sundanese
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Malay nouns
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