cecunguk
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sundanese cucunguk.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃuŋuk/ [t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃu.ŋʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -uŋuk
- Syllabification: ce‧cu‧nguk
Noun
cêcunguk
- cockroach
- (figuratively, colloquial) spy; secret agent (during colonial times)
- (figuratively, colloquial) petty criminal; petty thief
Further reading
- “cecunguk”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sundanese cucunguk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.t͡ʃʊ.ŋʊʔ/
Noun
cecunguk (Jawi spelling چچوڠوق, plural cecunguk-cecunguk)
- cockroach
- Synonym: lipas
- (colloquial) spy; secret agent (during colonial times)
Further reading
- “cecunguk”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017