sahut

Indonesian

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀut (“answer, reply”), though likely via a borrowing from another language, due to the irregular sound correspondence of PMP *ʀ > h rather than the expected r. Compare Tagalog sagót (“reply”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsahut/ [ˈsa.hʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ahut
  • Syllabification: sa‧hut

Verb

sahut

  1. answer

Derived terms

Further reading

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