sendok
Indonesian
sendok
Etymology
From Malay senduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *senduk (“spoon, ladle”). Cognate to Sundanese ᮞᮦᮔ᮪ᮓᮧᮊ᮪ (séndok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛndɔk̚]
- Hyphenation: sèn‧dok
Noun
sendok (plural sendok-sendok, first-person possessive sendokku, second-person possessive sendokmu, third-person possessive sendoknya)
- spoon,
- An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
- A measure that will fit into a spoon; a 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.