paruh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈparuh/ [ˈpa.rʊh]
• Rhymes: -aruh
• Syllabification: pa‧ruh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh. Compare Old Javanese paru, parö (“nearness, closeness”).

Noun

paruh (plural paruh-paruh)

1. beak

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh, from Old Javanese paro, parwa (“half”) (Javanese ꦥꦫꦺꦴ (paro, “half”)), from Sanskrit पर्व (parva), पर्वन् (parvan, “division, section”). Doublet of parwa.

Numeral

paruh

1. half

   Synonym: perdua

Alternative forms

• paro (nonstandard)

Derived terms

Affixations

• separuh

Compounds

• paruh baya
• paruh waktu
• waktu paruh

Related terms

• perbani

Further reading

• “paruh”, 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