patuh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Old Javanese patuh (“in harmony; with the same pattern (colors, etc.); similar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpatuh/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊh]
• Rhymes: -atuh
• Syllabification: pa‧tuh

Adjective

patuh (comparative lebih patuh, superlative paling patuh or terpatuh, equative sepatuh)

1. obedient (willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority)

   Synonyms: penurut, taat, dengar-dengaran, (rare) patih

Derived terms

Affixations

• kepatuhan
• patuhi
• pematuhan
• terpatuhi

Further reading

• “patuh”, 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