katuhu
Sundanese
| Sundanese register set | |
|---|---|
| lemes | tengen |
| loma | katuhu |
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“right, true”). Doublet of tuhu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /katuˈhu/
Adjective
katuhu (Sundanese script ᮊᮒᮥᮠᮥ)
- right (opposite of left)
- Antonym: kénca
- asa pingges leungeun katuhu
- to lose a trusted person
- (literally, “to feel a fracture in the right hand”)
Further reading
- "katuhu" in Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia