cukur

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃu.kʊr/
• Rhymes: -kʊr, -ʊr, -r
• Hyphenation: cu‧kur

Verb

cukur (active mencukur, passive dicukur, perfective passive tercukur)

1. to shave
   1. (transitive) to make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
   2. (transitive) to cut anything in this way
   3. (intransitive) to remove hair from one's face by this means

      Synonym: bercukur

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bercukur
• pencukur
• pencukuran

 

Further reading

• “cukur” 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.