slightly crazy; a bit dumb or foolish, (lit.) three quarters; 3/4
←
malay
tiga
three
←
prakrit
*तिग
tiga
triple; triplet
←
sanskrit
त्रिक
trika
triple
+
malay
suku
quarter; 1/4
etymology notes
Elision of the Malay expression, lit. 'three quarters' or rather 'one quarter short of a whole', which is essentially equivalent to the common English metaphorical formation a few [x] short of a [y]. * Prakrit was written in many different scripts; this is just one possible orthographical representation of the word.
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noun
having a screw loose; a bit dumb or foolish; silly; crazy; not all there
Alex is bit suku, and can be really annoying at times, but we still love him.