terus
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Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Alternative forms
[edit]- teroes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
Adverb
[edit]têrus
- straight:
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Synonym: lantas
- directly; without pause, delay or detour
- continuously; without interruption or pause
- Antonym: berhenti-henti
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- continuously
Verb
[edit]têrus
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Adjective
[edit]têrus
Further reading
[edit]- “terus” 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.
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian terus (“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]terus
References
[edit]- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
Categories:
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adverbs
- Indonesian verbs
- Indonesian adjectives
- West Makian terms borrowed from Indonesian
- West Makian unadapted borrowings from Indonesian
- West Makian terms derived from Indonesian
- West Makian terms with IPA pronunciation
- West Makian lemmas
- West Makian conjunctions