turus
Estonian
Noun
turus
- inessive singular of turg
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay turus (“post, pile; pillar”), from Proto-Malayic *turus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake; free-standing post”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtu.rʊs/
- Rhymes: -rʊs, -ʊs, -s
- Hyphenation: tu‧rus
Noun
turus (plural turus-turus, first-person possessive turusku, second-person possessive turusmu, third-person possessive turusnya)
- post, pile
- Synonyms: tiang, tonggak
- pillar
- (statistics) tally: a mark registering a number or amount.
- Synonym: gundal (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- diturus
- dituruskan
- menurus
- menuruskan
- turus bulan
- turus negara
Further reading
- “turus” 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
From Proto-Malayic *turus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake; free-standing post”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /turos/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /turʊs/
- Rhymes: -uros, -ros, -os
Noun
turus (Jawi spelling توروس, plural turus-turus, informal 1st possessive turusku, 2nd possessive turusmu, 3rd possessive turusnya)
- massive post or pile; pillar
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menurus [agent focus] (meN-)
- menuruskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dituruskan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- turus belat
- turus dayung
- turus empang
Descendants
- Indonesian: turus
Further reading
- “turus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Noun
turus
- plural of turu