jitu

From Malay jitu, from Hokkien 得著 (tit-tio̍h).

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒitu/
• Hyphenation: ji‧tu
• Rhymes: -tu, -u

jitu (comparative lebih jitu, superlative paling jitu)

1. accurate, definite, direct, exact, precise

• djitoe (superseded)

• “jitu” 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.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒitu/
• Rhymes: -itu, -tu, -u

jitu (Jawi spelling جيتو)

1. accurate (exact or careful conformity to truth)

• tepat

• kejituan

• Indonesian: jitu

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

• jìditu, jìritu

From the apheresis of Latin digitus (“finger”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈji.t̪u/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.t̪u/ (Preceded by /n/)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɟi.t̪u/ (Geminated)
• Hyphenation: ji‧tu

jitu m (plural jita)

1. finger
2. few

From ji- (augmentative prefix) +‎ mtu (“human, person”).

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jitu class I (plural majitu class II)

1. augmentative of mtu: giant (massive humanoid)