huruf
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay huruf, from Arabic حُرُوف (ḥurūf) plural of حَرْف (ḥarf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhurʊf/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -rʊf, -ʊf, -f
- Hyphenation: hu‧ruf
Noun
huruf (plural huruf-huruf)
- letter (letter of the alphabet)
- Synonym: aksara
- (law, of legislation) point
- Coordinate term: angka
- (linguistics, typography) graph: A graphical unit on the token-level, the abstracted fundamental shape of a character or letter as distinct from its ductus (realization in a particular typeface or handwriting on the instance-level) and as distinct by a grapheme on the type-level by not fundamentally distinguishing meaning
- Synonym: graf
Derived terms
- berhuruf
- huruf akik
- huruf Arab Melayu
- huruf awal
- huruf balok
- huruf besar
- huruf biasa
- huruf blasteran
- huruf bunyi
- huruf cetak
- huruf harakat
- huruf hias
- huruf hidup
- huruf hijaiah
- huruf Jawi
- huruf kamariah
- huruf kapital
- huruf kecil
- huruf konsonan
- huruf kursif
- huruf kurus
- huruf Latin
- huruf lebar
- huruf lemari atas
- huruf lisani
- huruf mati
- huruf miring
- huruf pameran
- huruf pegon
- huruf pertama
- huruf Roman
- huruf Romawi
- huruf syamsiah
- huruf tebal
- huruf tegak
- huruf timbul
- huruf tulis
- huruf vet
- huruf vokal
References
Further reading
- “huruf” 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
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /hurof/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /hurʊf/
- Rhymes: -urof, -rof, -of
Noun
huruf (Jawi spelling حروف, plural huruf-huruf)
- letter (letter of the alphabet)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “huruf” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.