gayuh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.jʊh/
• Rhymes: -jʊh, -ʊh, -h
• Hyphenation: ga‧yuh

Etymology 1

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Adjective

gayuh (not comparable, obsolete)

1. hanging (hang freely)

   Synonym: gelantung

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bergayuh

 

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese gayuh.

Verb

gayuh (active menggayuh, passive digayuh, perfective passive tergayuh) (transitive or intransitive, obsolete)

1. to try to achieve

Etymology 3

Voicing of the initial consonant of the word kayuh.

Noun

gayuh

1. nonstandard form of kayuh (“oar; pedal”).

Verb

gayuh (active menggayuh, passive digayuh, perfective passive tergayuh)

1. nonstandard form of kayuh (“to row; to pedal”).

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bergayuh
• gayuhkan

 

Further reading

• “gayuh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.