senuk

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch snoek (“pike”), from Middle Dutch snoec, from Old Dutch *snuoc, from Proto-Germanic *snōkᵏa-, a thematic o-grade of *snakaną (“to crawl around”), related to *sneganą.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈnuk/ [səˈnʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: se‧nuk

Noun

senuk (plural senuk-senuk)

1. (zoology) bigeye barracuda (Sphyraena forsteri)

   Synonym: alu-alu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay senuk (“tapir”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈnuk/ [səˈnʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: se‧nuk

Noun

senuk (plural senuk-senuk)

1. (zoology) tapir (Tapirus spp.)

   Synonyms: badak babi, tapir, tenuk

Further reading

• “senuk”, 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