terus
Indonesian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Alternative forms
edit- teroes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
Adverb
edittêrus
- straight:
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- Synonym: lantas
- directly; without pause, delay or detour
- continuously; without interruption or pause
- Antonym: berhenti-henti
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- continuously
Verb
edittêrus
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
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Adjective
edittêrus
Further reading
edit- “terus” 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.
West Makian
editEtymology
editAn unadapted borrowing from Indonesian terus (“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editterus
References
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
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- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adverbs
- Indonesian verbs
- Indonesian adjectives
- West Makian terms borrowed from Indonesian
- West Makian unadapted borrowings from Indonesian
- West Makian terms derived from Indonesian
- West Makian terms with IPA pronunciation
- West Makian lemmas
- West Makian conjunctions