sekop

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch schop (“shovel”), from Middle Dutch schoppe, from Old Dutch *skuppa, from Proto-Germanic *skupjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈkɔp]
• Hyphenation: sê‧kop

Noun

sêkop (first-person possessive sekopku, second-person possessive sekopmu, third-person possessive sekopnya)

1. shovel: A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging.
2. (card games) spade: a playing card marked with the symbol ♠.

   Synonym: waru

Further reading

• “sekop” 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.