suruh
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- soeroeh (pre-1947)
Etymology
From Malay suruh, from Classical Malay سوروه (suruh), from Old Malay [script needed] (suruḥ), from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsurʊh]
- Hyphenation: su‧ruh
Verb
suruh
- to order someone to do something
- Synonym: perintah
Derived terms
- bersuruh
- disuruh
- menyuruh
- menyuruhkan
- penyuruh
- pesuruh
- suruhan
- suruh-suruhan
- tersuruh
- suruh dan tegah
Further reading
- “suruh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (suruḥ), from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”). Compare Tagalog sugo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suruh/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈsuɾʊh], [ˈsuɾoh]
- Rhymes: -ruh, -uh
Verb
suruh (Jawi spelling سوروه)
- to order someone to do something
- Ayah saya menyuruh saya minta maaf sebab mencuri duit kamu.
- My dad ordered me to apologise for stealing your money.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penyuruh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pesuruh (“one who is ordered to do something”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
- suruhan (“one who is ordered to do something; obligation; act of ordering someone to do something”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menyuruh [agent focus] (meN-)
- menyuruhkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- disuruh [patient focus] (di-)
- disuruhkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- tersuruh [agentless action] (teR-)
- bersuruh [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “suruh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.