kersik

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kərˈsik/ [kərˈsɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: ker‧sik

Inherited from Malay kersik, from Proto-Malayic [Term?]. Cognate with Minangkabau kasiak.

kêrsik (uncountable)

1. grit
2. gravel

   Synonym: kerikil

Inherited from Malay kersik, perhaps onomatopoeic.

kêrsik (uncountable)

1. a rustling or swishing sound made by the movement of dry leaves

• “kersik” 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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkərsiʔ]

kersik

1. sand

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 102.

• IPA^(key): /kərˈsik/ [kərˈsiʔ]

Inherited from Proto-Malayic [Term?].

kersik (Jawi spelling کرسيق, plural kersik-kersik)

1. grit
2. gravel

   Synonym: kerikil

• Indonesian: kersik

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

kersik (Jawi spelling کرسيق, plural kersik-kersik)

1. a rustling or swishing sound made by the movement of dry leaves

• Indonesian: kersik

• “kersik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.