sangkut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sangkut, from Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋkut/ [ˈsaŋ.kʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋkut
• Syllabification: sang‧kut

Verb

sangkut (active menyangkut, passive disangkut)

1. (transitive) to hook

   Synonym: kait

2. (transitive) to relate, make related

   Synonym: hubung

   1. (intransitive, always with meng-) to relate, be related

      Synonyms: berhubungan, terkait

3. (transitive) to connect

   Synonym: sambung

Derived terms

• sangkut paut
• sangkut-menyangkut
• sangkutan
• tersangkut (“hooked, stuck”)

Further reading

• “sangkut”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Anagrams

• tungkas

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋkut/ [ˈsaŋ.kut̪̚]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋkot/ [ˈsaŋ.kot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋkot, -kot, -ot
• Rhymes: -ut
• Hyphenation: sang‧kut

Verb

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت, active menyangkut, third-person passive disangkut)

1. to hang; to hook (to suspend something on a peg, nail, or hook).

   Synonyms: gantung, kait

   Tolong sangkut baju itu di sana.

   Please hang that shirt over there.

2. to get stuck; to snag; to catch (to become temporarily trapped or caught on something).

   Synonyms: lekat, sangkak

   Tulang ikan sangkut di kerongkongnya.

   A fish bone got stuck in his throat.

   Layang-layang itu sangkut pada dahan pokok.

   The kite snagged on the tree branch.

3. (colloquial, figuratively) to fall in love; to be smitten.

   Synonyms: jatuh hati, terpikat

   Dia sudah sangkut pada gadis itu.

   He has fallen in love with that girl.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the affixed forms menyangkutkan (to hang something) and tersangkut (got stuck) are much more commonly used than the bare root word.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersangkut (“to be hung; to be involved”)
• bersangkutan (“related; concerning”)
• disangkut
• disangkutkan
• menyangkut (“to hook; to hang”)
• menyangkutkan (“to hang something up”)
• penyangkut (“hanger; hook”)
• penyangkutan
• persangkutan
• sangkutan (“an attachment; an obstacle”)
• tersangkut (“stuck; caught; snagged”)
• tersangkut-sangkut

Compounds

• penyangkut baju (“clothes hanger”)
• sangkut paut (“connection; relation; involvement”)
• sangkut-menyangkut

Descendants

• Indonesian: sangkut

Noun

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت, uncountable)

1. snagging; entanglement
2. (fishing, Singapore) When one's terminal tackle is snagged on underwater debris or an underwater structure.

Further reading

• "sangkut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sangkut" at PRPM first version)