terus

Indonesian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [təˈrʊs]
  • Hyphenation: tê‧rus

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms
  • teroes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Adverb

têrus

  1. straight:
    1. of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
      Synonym: lantas
    2. directly; without pause, delay or detour
      Synonyms: langsung, lalu
    3. continuously; without interruption or pause
      Antonym: berhenti-henti
  2. continuously

Verb

têrus

  1. continue
  2. keep going, straight ahead

Derived terms
  • berterusan
  • keterusan
  • menerus
  • meneruskan
  • penerus
  • penerusan
  • seterusnya
  • terus-menerus
  • terus-terusan
  • terusan
  • terus mata
  • terus pandang
  • terus penglihatan

Etymology 2

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Adjective

têrus

  1. genuine, pure
    Synonym: tulen

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian terus (“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ə.ˈr̪us̪/

Conjunction

terus

  1. (and) then, (and) at once

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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