denyut

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay denyut (“beat; throb”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈɲut/ [dəˈɲʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Syllabification: de‧nyut

Noun

denyut (plural denyut-denyut)

1. beat
2. throb
3. pulse, heartbeat
4. impulse

Derived terms

• berdenyut
• berdenyut-denyut
• denyutan
• mendenyut

• denyut jantung
• denyut nadi
• denyut perekonomian

Further reading

• “denyut”, 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