sungkit
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sungkit, from Classical Malay sungkit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊŋkɪt/
Verb
sungkit
- embroided with bits of gold or silver thread; the process of making songket weaving.
- pry out.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menyungkit [agent focus] (meN-)
- bersungkit [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “sungkit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sung‧kit
- IPA(key): /suŋˈkit/, [sʊŋˈkit]
Noun
sungkít
- hook attached to a pole (used to get something from a high place or picking fruit)
- Synonyms: panungkit, kalawit, pangalawit
- act of getting something with such an instrument
- Synonyms: kalawit, pagkalawit
- act of picking fruit with such an instrument
Derived terms
- pagsungkit
- panungkit
- panunungkit
- sumungkit
- sungkitin