melukut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay melukut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚]
  • Hyphenation: mê‧lu‧kut

Noun

mêlukut (first-person possessive melukutku, second-person possessive melukutmu, third-person possessive melukutnya)

  1. broken rice grains; dust from rice grains; rice-dust
    Synonym: menir
    melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • lemukut, demukut

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məlukut/
  • (Johor–Riau) IPA(key): [məˈlu.kʊt̚], [məˈlu.kot̚]
  • Rhymes: -kot, -ot

Noun

melukut (Jawi spelling ملوکوت‎, informal 1st possessive melukutku, 2nd possessive melukutmu, 3rd possessive melukutnya)

  1. broken rice grains
    melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)

Usage notes

Properly the heavy rice-dust, not the outer husk which is blown away as chaff.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: melukut

Further reading

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