suruh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• soeroeh (pre-1947)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay suruh, from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.rʊh/
• Rhymes: -rʊh
• Hyphenation: su‧ruh

Verb

suruh (active menyuruh, passive disuruh)

1. (transitive) to order (to issue a command to)

Compounds

• suruh dan tegah

 

Derived terms

• penyuruh
• pesuruh
• suruh-suruhan
• suruhan
• suruhkan

 

References

• “suruh” 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.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*suRuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”). Compare Tagalog sugo.

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (suruḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suruh/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈsuɾʊh], [ˈsuɾoh]
• Rhymes: -ruh, -uh

Verb

suruh (Jawi spelling سوروه)

1. to order someone to do something

   Ayah saya menyuruh saya minta maaf sebab mencuri duit kamu.

   My dad ordered me to apologise for stealing your money.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyuruh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pesuruh (“one who is ordered to do something”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• suruhan (“one who is ordered to do something; obligation; act of ordering someone to do something”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menyuruh [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyuruhkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• disuruh [patient focus] (di-)
• disuruhkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• tersuruh [agentless action] (teR-)
• bersuruh [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

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