suruh

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• soeroeh (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay suruh, from Classical Malay سوروه (suruh), from Old Malay [script needed] (suruḥ), from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsurʊh]
• Hyphenation: su‧ruh

Verb

suruh

1. to order someone to do something

   Synonym: perintah

Derived terms

• bersuruh
• disuruh
• menyuruh
• menyuruhkan
• penyuruh
• pesuruh
• suruh-suruhan
• suruhan
• tersuruh

 

• suruh dan tegah

 

Further reading

• “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.

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.