cagu

Inherited from Malay cagu.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɡu/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ɡu]
• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Syllabification: ca‧gu

cagu (plural cagu-cagu)

1. an ingrown nail

• “cagu”, 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

Cognate with Minangkabau canggu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɡu/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ɡu]
• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Hyphenation: ca‧gu

cagu (Jawi spelling چاݢو, plural cagu-cagu)

1. an ingrown nail

• (specifically toenail): cekam, kaki sebayam, kuku sebayam

• “cagu”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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