kayuh

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.jʊh/

Verb

kayuh

1. to row using oar
2. to cycle
3. to persist (on something)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• gayuh (proscribed)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kayuh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkajuh/ [ˈka.jʊh]
• Rhymes: -ajuh
• Syllabification: ka‧yuh

Noun

kayuh

1. oar
2. pedal

   Synonym: pedal

Verb

kayuh (active mengayuh, passive dikayuh) (transitive or intransitive)

1. to row
2. to pedal

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• berkayuh
• kayuhkan
• pengayuh
• pengayuhan
• terkayuh
• terkayuhkan

Further reading

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

Kelabit

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

Noun

kayuh

1. wood
2. tree

Lun Bawang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw.

Noun

kayuh

1. wood
2. tree

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kayuh/
• Rhymes: -ayuh, -yuh, -uh
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈkä.jʊh, -joh, -jo̞h]

Noun

kayuh (Jawi spelling کايوه, plural kayuh-kayuh)

1. oar

   Synonym: dayung

2. pedal

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kayuh (inherited)

Verb

kayuh (Jawi spelling کايوه)

1. to row using oar
2. to cycle

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengayuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengayuhan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kayuhan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• mengayuh [agent focus] (meN-)
• dikayuh [patient focus] (di-)
• terkayuh [agentless action] (teR-)
• berkayuh [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kayuh

Further reading

• “kayuh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.