sendok

Indonesian

sendok

Etymology

From Malay senduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinduk (“spoon, ladle”). Cognate to Sundanese ᮞᮦᮔ᮪ᮓᮧᮊ᮪ (séndok).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛndok/ [ˈsɛn.dok̚]

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• Rhymes: -ɛndok
• Syllabification: sen‧dok

Noun

sèndok (plural)

1. spoon,
2. spoonful.

Derived terms

• menyendok
• tersendok

• sendok air
• sendok bebek
• sendok bubur
• sendok deser
• sendok es krim
• sendok makan
• sendok nasi
• sendok pengedang
• sendok sayur
• sendok sepatu
• sendok sup
• sendok takar
• sendok tambul
• sendok teh
• sendok tembok

Descendants

• → Laboya: sodeka

Further reading

• “sendok” 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.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - spoon