sangkut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sangkut, from Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋkʊt/
• Rhymes: -aŋkut, -kut, -ut

Verb

sangkut

1. to hook (on to something)
2. to relate
3. to connect

Conjugation

Conjugation of sangkut (meng-, transitive)
Root	sangkut
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	menyangkut	tersangkut	disangkut	sangkut	sangkutlah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	menyangkutkan	tersangkutkan	disangkutkan	sangkutkan	sangkutkanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	mempersangkutkan	terpersangkutkan	dipersangkutkan	persangkutkan	persangkutkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• sangkutan
• sangkut-menyangkut
• sangkut paut

Further reading

• “sangkut” 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.

Anagrams

• tungkas

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saŋkut, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋkut (“entangled, caught up in, involved, embroiled”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /saŋkot/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /saŋkʊt/
• Rhymes: -aŋkot, -kot, -ot
• Rhymes: -ut

Verb

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت)

1. to hook (on something)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyangkut [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penyangkutan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• sangkutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• persangkutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit + causative passive] (-an + peR-)
• sangkutkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• menyangkut [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyangkutkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• disangkut [patient focus] (di-)
• disangkutkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tersangkut [agentless action] (teR-)
• tersangkut-sangkut [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
• bersangkut [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersangkutan [stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sangkut-menyangkut
• sangkut paut

Descendants

• Indonesian: sangkut

Noun

sangkut (Jawi spelling سڠکوت, informal 1st possessive sangkutku, 2nd possessive sangkutmu, 3rd possessive sangkutnya)

1. snagging; entanglement
2. (fishing, Singapore) When one's terminal tackle is snagged on underwater debris or an underwater structure.

Further reading

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