paruh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [parʊh]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ruh
• Rhymes: -rʊh, -ʊh, -h

Etymology 1

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh. Compare Old Javanese paru, parö (“nearness, closeness”).

Noun

paruh (first-person possessive paruhku, second-person possessive paruhmu, third-person possessive paruhnya)

1. beak

Etymology 2

From Malay paruh, from Classical Malay paruh, from Old Javanese paro, parwa (“half”) (Javanese ꦥꦫꦺꦴ (paro, “half”)), from Sanskrit पर्व (parva), पर्वन् (parvan, “division, section”). Doublet of parwa.

Numeral

paruh

1. half

   Synonym: perdua

Alternative forms

• paro (nonstandard)

Derived terms

affixed terms

• separuh

 

compounds

• paruh baya
• paruh waktu
• waktu paruh

 

Related terms

• perbani

 

Further reading

• “paruh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.