melukut
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mêlukut (first-person possessive melukutku, second-person possessive melukutmu, third-person possessive melukutnya)
- 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[edit]
- “melukut” 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.
Malay[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
melukut (Jawi spelling ملوکوت, informal 1st possessive melukutku, 2nd possessive melukutmu, 3rd possessive melukutnya)
- broken rice grains
- melukut di tepi gantang ― of little importance or insignificant (literally, “broken rice grains by the bushel”)
Usage notes[edit]
Properly the heavy rice-dust, not the outer husk which is blown away as chaff.
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: melukut
Further reading[edit]
- “melukut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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