utus
See also: Utus
Balantak
Noun
utus
- sibling (brother, sister)
References
- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – utus. SIL International.
Kapampangan
Etymology
Cognate of Tagalog utos.
Noun
utus
- order
- precept
- decree
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *utus, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utus.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /utos/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /utʊs/
- Rhymes: -utos, -tos, -os
Verb
utus (Jawi spelling اوتوس)
- to delegate (to commit a task to someone)
Derived terms
- utusan
- berutus
- mengutus
- perutusan
Further reading
- “utus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.