contoh

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay contoh, from Tamil சௌத்து (cauttu, “pattern, sample, model”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔntɔh/ [ˈt͡ʃon̪.t̪ɔh]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔntɔh
  • Syllabification: con‧toh

Noun

contoh (plural contoh-contoh)

  1. example, instance
    Synonym: misal
  2. sample:
    1. specimen: a part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole
      Synonyms: sampel, spesimen
    2. (statistics, rare) a subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population
      Synonyms: percontoh, sampel
  3. specimen
    Synonym: spesimen
  4. pattern
    Synonym: pola
  5. model:
    1. a representation of a physical object, usually in miniature
      Synonym: model
    2. a successful example to be copied, with or without modifications
      Synonym: teladan

Derived terms

  • contoh bentuk
  • contoh huruf
  • contoh kenyataan
  • contoh pembelian
  • contoh penawaran
  • contoh tipe

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Derived from Tamil சௌத்து (cauttu, “pattern, sample, model”).[1]

Noun

contoh (Jawi spelling چونتوه, plural contoh-contoh)

  1. example
    Synonyms: misal, uswah, teladan
  2. (obsolete) sample, model, study for an artist to imitate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • pecontoh [passive / name of profession] (pe-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • contoh bentuk
  • contoh huruf
  • contoh kenyataan
  • contoh pembelian
  • contoh penawaran
  • rumah contoh
  • ruang contoh
  • contohnya

Descendants

  • Indonesian: contoh
  • Peranakan Indonesian: tjonto
  • → Javanese: conto
  • → Minangkabau: conto, cinto

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “چنتو tjonto”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 114
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چنته chontoh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 264
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chontoh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 239

Further reading

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