turus

turus

1. inessive singular of turg

Inherited from Malay turus (“post, pile; pillar”), from Proto-Malayic *turus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake; free-standing post”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.rʊs/
• Rhymes: -rʊs, -ʊs, -s
• Hyphenation: tu‧rus

turus (plural turus-turus, first-person possessive turusku, second-person possessive turusmu, third-person possessive turusnya)

1. post, pile

   Synonyms: tiang, tonggak

2. pillar
3. (statistics) tally: a mark registering a number or amount.

   Synonym: gundal (Standard Malay)

• “turus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayic *turus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake; free-standing post”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /turos/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /turʊs/
• Rhymes: -uros, -ros, -os

turus (Jawi spelling توروس‎, plural turus-turus, informal 1st possessive turusku, 2nd possessive turusmu, 3rd possessive turusnya)

1. massive post or pile; pillar

• Indonesian: turus

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

turus

1. plural of turu