pucuk

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay pucuk, from Classical Malay pucuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pucuk (“sprouting tip of a plant”), or alternatively from Proto-Austronesian *qəpucuk (“peak of a mountain”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃuk/ [ˈpu.t͡ʃʊk̚] Rhymes: -ut͡ʃuk Syllabification: pu‧cuk === Noun === pucuk (plural pucuk-pucuk) shoot: the emerging embryonic leaves of a new plant sharp-pointed tip (tree, wave etc) top branchlet something highest tanah pucuk ― topsoil (figurative) helm (of leadership or organization) Synonym: tampuk ==== Derived terms ==== === Classifier === pucuk classifier for needle, sharp-pointed objects, firearms and letters === Further reading === “pucuk”, 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 == Javanese == === Noun === pucuk tip, point, peak == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pucuk (“sprouting tip of a plant”), or alternatively from Proto-Austronesian *qəpucuk (“peak of a mountain”). === Pronunciation === (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃok/ [ˈpu.t͡ʃoʔ] Rhymes: -ut͡ʃoʔ, -oʔ (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃuk/ [ˈpu.t͡ʃuʔ] Rhymes: -ut͡ʃuʔ, -uʔ Hyphenation: pu‧cuk === Noun === pucuk (Jawi spelling ڤوچوق, plural pucuk-pucuk or pucuk2) shoot; spear; ratoon top branchlet (figurative) helm (of leadership) Synonym: tampuk ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: pucuk (inherited) === Classifier === pucuk (Jawi spelling ڤوچوق, singular sepucuk) Classifier for letters and guns. sepucuk surat ― a letter sepucuk pistol ― a gun === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤوچق poetjoek”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 65 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤوچق puchok”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 478 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “puchok”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507 === Further reading === "pucuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Javanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *qapucuk. === Noun === pucuk tip, point, peak