sendok

Indonesian

sendok

Etymology

From Malay senduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *senduk (“spoon, ladle”). Cognate to Sundanese ᮞᮦᮔ᮪ᮓᮧᮊ᮪ (séndok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛndɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: sèn‧dok

Noun

sendok (plural sendok-sendok, first-person possessive sendokku, second-person possessive sendokmu, third-person possessive sendoknya)

1. spoon,
   1. An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
   2. A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.

Derived terms

• menyendok
• tersendok

 

• sendok air
• sendok bebek
• sendok bubur
• sendok deser
• sendok es krim
• sendok makan
• sendok nasi
• sendok pengedang
• sendok sayur
• sendok sepatu
• sendok sup
• sendok takar
• sendok tambul
• sendok teh
• sendok tembok

 

Descendants

• → Laboya: sodeka

Further reading

• “sendok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.