terus
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [təˈrʊs]
- Hyphenation: tê‧rus
Etymology 1
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Alternative forms
- teroes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
Adverb
têrus
- straight:
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Synonym: lantas
- directly; without pause, delay or detour
- Synonyms: langsung, lalu
- continuously; without interruption or pause
- Antonym: berhenti-henti
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- continuously
Verb
têrus
- continue
- keep going, straight ahead
Derived terms
- berterusan
- keterusan
- menerus
- meneruskan
- penerus
- penerusan
- seterusnya
- terusan
- terus-menerus
- terus-terusan
- terus mata
- terus pandang
- terus penglihatan
Etymology 2
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Adjective
têrus
- genuine, pure
- Synonym: tulen
Further reading
- “terus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
West Makian
Etymology
An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian terus (“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ə.ˈr̪us̪/
Conjunction
terus
- (and) then, (and) at once
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics