"suku" meaning in Tetum

See suku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|tet}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|tet|noun}} suku
  1. tribe
    Sense id: en-suku-tet-noun-0i9ODyd5
  2. (government) village
    Sense id: en-suku-tet-noun-Bc--KDOB Categories (other): Government Topics: government
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: A Papuan word, compare Fataluku suku. Etymology templates: {{der|tet|ddg|suku}} Fataluku suku Head templates: {{head|tet|verb}} suku
  1. to sew
    Sense id: en-suku-tet-verb-ZJ~JTPGi Categories (other): Tetum entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tetum entries with incorrect language header: 32 3 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    "Tetum verbs"
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