menusuk
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈnusuk/ [məˈnu.sʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -usuk
- Syllabification: me‧nu‧suk
Verb
menusuk (active menusuk, reflexive passive tertusuk, ordinary passive ditusuk, imperative tusuk, emphatic-jussive tusuklah)
- to stab
- to puncture
- to pierce
- to prick
- to poke
- to jab
- to impale
- to skewer
- to penetrate
- to spike
- to stick
- to pounce
- to spear
- to prong
- to lance
- to stake
Derived terms
- menusuk hati
- menusuk hidung
- menusuk kotak penalti
- menusuk perasaan
Further reading
- “menusuk” 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.