sangkut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sangkut, from Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋkʊt/
• Rhymes: -aŋkut, -kut, -ut

Verb

sangkut

1. to hook (on to something)
2. to relate
3. to connect

Conjugation

Conjugation of sangkut (meng-, transitive)

root	sangkut
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	menyangkut	tersangkut	disangkut	sangkut	sangkutlah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	menyangkutkan	tersangkutkan	disangkutkan	sangkutkan	sangkutkanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	mempersangkutkan	terpersangkutkan	dipersangkutkan	persangkutkan	persangkutkanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• sangkutan
• sangkut-menyangkut
• sangkut paut

Further reading

• “sangkut” 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.

Anagrams

• tungkas

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /saŋkot/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /saŋkʊt/
• Rhymes: -aŋkot, -kot, -ot
• Rhymes: -ut

Verb

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت)

1. to hook (on something)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyangkut [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penyangkutan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• sangkutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• persangkutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit + causative passive] (-an + peR-)
• sangkutkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• menyangkut [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyangkutkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• disangkut [patient focus] (di-)
• disangkutkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tersangkut [agentless action] (teR-)
• tersangkut-sangkut [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
• bersangkut [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersangkutan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sangkut-menyangkut
• sangkut paut

Descendants

• Indonesian: sangkut

Noun

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت, informal 1st possessive sangkutku, 2nd possessive sangkutmu, 3rd possessive sangkutnya)

1. snagging; entanglement
2. (fishing, Singapore) When one's terminal tackle is snagged on underwater debris or an underwater structure.

Further reading

• “sangkut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.