basuh

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay basuh, from Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Kulon-Pazeh bazu’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ba‧suh

Verb

basuh

  1. to wash
    Synonyms: cuci, kumbah

Conjugation

Conjugation of basuh (meng-, intransitive)
Root basuh
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative
Jussive
Active membasuh terbasuh dibasuh basuh basuhlah
Locative membasuhi terbasuhi dibasuhi basuhi basuhilah
Causative / Applicative1 membasuhkan terbasuhkan dibasuhkan basuhkan basuhkanlah
Causative
Active memperbasuh terperbasuh diperbasuh perbasuh perbasuhlah
Locative memperbasuhi terperbasuhi diperbasuhi perbasuhi perbasuhilah
Causative / Applicative1 memperbasuhkan terperbasuhkan diperbasuhkan perbasuhkan perbasuhkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Kulon-Pazeh bazu’.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uh

Verb

basuh (Jawi spelling باسوه)

  1. to wash
    Synonym: cuci

Descendants

  • Indonesian: basuh

Further reading