tusuk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tusuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.suk/
• Hyphenation: tu‧suk

Noun

tusuk (plural tusuk-tusuk, first-person possessive tusukku, second-person possessive tusukmu, third-person possessive tusuknya)

1. prick (a small pointed object)

Verb

tusuk (active menusuk)

1. to stab

   Synonym: cocok

Further reading

• “tusuk” 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.