segok

Malay

Etymology 1

From Terengganu Malay segok (“to ram”), ultimately possibly imitative of the impact sound of an animal ramming into something.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈseɡok/ [ˈse.ɡoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eɡok
• (Terengganu) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɡʊk/ [ˈsɛ.ɡʊʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡʊk
• Hyphenation: se‧gok

Verb

ségok (Jawi spelling سيݢوق)

1. to ram something or someone using one's own head, usually by an animal.

   Synonym: menanduk

   Seorang pesara kerajaan dan isterinya, cedera selepas disegok seekor lembu peliharaannya.

   A government pensioner and their wife were injured after being headbutted by their pet cow.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kedah Malay segok.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈseɡok/ [ˈse.ɡoʔ]
• Rhymes: -eɡok
• Hyphenation: se‧gok

Adjective

ségok (Jawi spelling سيݢوق, comparative lebih segok, superlative paling segok)

1. (dialectal, Kedah, Penang) shy

   Synonyms: janggal, malu, segan

Further reading

• “segok”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017