tuah

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English

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Etymology

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Imitative

Interjection

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tuah

  1. The sound of spitting.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay tuah, from Classical Malay تواه (tuah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuaq (luck, good fortune).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪uah]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ah

Noun

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tuah (first-person possessive tuahku, second-person possessive tuahmu, third-person possessive tuahnya)

  1. magical power
  2. luck
    Synonyms: bahagia, untung
  3. specialty
    Synonym: keistimewaan
  4. advantage
    Synonym: keunggulan

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuaq (luck, good fortune).

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Noun

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tuah (Jawi spelling تواه, informal 1st possessive tuahku, 2nd possessive tuahmu, 3rd possessive tuahnya)

  1. luck; fortune

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tuah

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