sudu

See also: sudů, suđu, suðu, sùdù, sūdu, südu, šúdu, and суду

Asturian

Alternative forms

• sudor

Noun

sudu m (uncountable)

1. sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay sudu (“spoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sudu/
• Hyphenation: su‧du

Noun

sudu

1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))

   Hyponym: sinduk

See also

• garpu (“fork”)

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsudu/
• Hyphenation: su‧du

Noun

sudu m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of sud

References

• “sud, sudu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Czech

Alternative forms

• sudě (locative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsudu]

Noun

sudu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of sud

Lindu

Adverb

sudu

1. until

Malay

sudu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sudu (“spoon, ladle, scoop”). Cognate with Malagasy sotro and Javanese suru. Doublet of sodok and senduk (old form: sendok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sudu/
• Rhymes: -udu, -du, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

sudu (Jawi spelling سودو, plural sudu-sudu, informal 1st possessive suduku, 2nd possessive sudumu, 3rd possessive sudunya)

1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)

   Synonyms: senduk, camca

   Sudu kayu ― Wooden spoon

2. a duck's bill

Usage

Southern Peninsular Malayans, Singaporeans and Riau Islanders use sudu in the strict sense of a spoon whereas senduk is applied to the ladle, camca is more prevalent for the first sense in north of the Peninsula.

Verb

sudu (Jawi spelling سودو)

1. to transfer with a spoon
2. (of ducks) to feed on something

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سودو sudu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 417
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sudu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 493

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sudu

1. dative/locative singular of sud