tikus

tikus

1. inessive singular of tikk

Inherited from Malay tikus.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtikus/ [ˈt̪i.kʊs]

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• Rhymes: -ikus
• Syllabification: ti‧kus

tikus (plural tikus-tikus)

1. rat:
   1. any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
   3. (zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
   4. (mainly in compounds) unscrupulous character
2. (proscribed in life science) mouse

   Synonym: mencit

3. (figurative, slang) thief

• “tikus”, 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

tikus

1. mouse

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• IPA^(key): /tikus/, [tikos]

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• Rhymes: -kus, -us

tikus (Jawi spelling تيکوس, plural tikus-tikus or tikus²)

1. mouse, rat

• tetikus

• mencit

• "tikus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017