penakut
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay penakut, from Classical Malay penakut. Equivalent to peng- + takut. Compare Tagalog panakot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.na.kut/
- Hyphenation: pê‧na‧kut
Noun
penakut (first-person possessive penakutku, second-person possessive penakutmu, third-person possessive penakutnya)
- A person who is scared
Adjective
penakut
- scaredy-cat
Related terms
- menakuti
- menakutkan
- takut
Further reading
- “penakut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.