cerut

Malay

Etymology 1

Aphesis of cerutu.

Noun

cerut (Jawi spelling چروت, plural cerut-cerut or cerut²)

1. alternative form of cerutu

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

mencerut

1. to squirt

   Synonym: pancut

Related terms

• cerat

Etymology 3

Compare with jerut.

Verb

mencerut

1. to tighten or coil around, to strangle

   Synonyms: jerut, cekik

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “چرت chĕrut”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 250
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “chĕrut”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 221

Further reading

• "cerut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of cere.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

cerut n (uncountable)

1. requested, asked for

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cerut	cerutul
genitive-dative	cerut	cerutului
vocative	cerutule

Verb

cerut (past participle of cere)

1. past participle of cere