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rusuk.

flank

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrusuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈru.sʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. flank

  2. border

  3. side

  4. rib: any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum

  5. an offensive player who plays on either side of the center; winger

    rare

  6. edge (a one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay rusuk, from Proto-Malayic *rusuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀusuk (“rib”), from Proto-Austronesian *ʀusuk (“rib”).

noun/ˈrusuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈru.sʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. temporary housing

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Probably from Mentawai [Term?].

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