suluh

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay suluh, from Proto-Malayic *suluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.luh/,
  • Rhymes: -lʊh
  • Hyphenation: su‧luh

Noun

suluh (plural suluh-suluh)

  1. torch
    Synonyms: obor, jamung, andang

Verb

suluh

  1. to light up, to illuminate with a torch
    Ia menyuluh lorong yang gelap itu dengan lampu senter.
    He lights up the dark hallway with a flashlight.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *suluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.

Pronunciation

Noun

suluh (Jawi spelling سولوه, plural suluh-suluh, informal 1st possessive suluhku, 2nd possessive suluhmu, 3rd possessive suluhnya)

  1. torch
    Synonyms: obor, jamung, andang
  2. (archaic) spy; scout
    Synonyms: mata-mata, pengintai, pengintip, perisik, penyelidik

Descendants

  • Indonesian: suluh

Verb

suluh (Jawi spelling سولوه)

  1. to light, to illuminate with a torch
    Setiap orang dari mereka membawa jamung untuk menyuluh jalan di dalam gua itu.
    They each carried a torch to light their way in the cave.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سولوه soeloeh”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 60
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سولوه suloh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 433
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “suloh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 498

Further reading

Sundanese

Romanization

suluh

  1. Romanization of ᮞᮥᮜᮥᮂ
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