sentuh

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sentuh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sənˈtuh/ [sən̪ˈt̪ʊh]
• Rhymes: -uh
• Syllabification: sen‧tuh

Verb

sentuh

1. to touch

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersentuh
• bersentuhan
• kesentuhan
• mempersentuh
• menyentuh
• menyentuh-nyentuh
• menyentuhkan
• penyentuh
• penyentuhan
• persentuhan
• sentuhan
• tersentuh

Compounds

• sentuh landas

Further reading

• “sentuh”, 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

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /sənˈtoh/ [sən̪ˈt̪oh]
  • Rhymes: -oh

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /sənˈtuh/ [sən̪ˈt̪uh]
  • Rhymes: -uh
• Hyphenation: sen‧tuh

Verb

sentuh (Jawi spelling سنتوه)

1. to touch

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersentuh
• bersentuhan
• disentuh
• kesentuhan
• menyentuh
• menyentuhi
• menyentuhkan
• penyentuh
• penyentuhan
• persentuhan
• sentuhan
• tersentuh

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sentuh (inherited)

Further reading

• “sentuh”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017