suruh

• soeroeh (1901–1947)

Inherited from Malay suruh, from Proto-Malayic *suruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuruh/ [ˈsu.rʊh]
• Rhymes: -uruh
• Syllabification: su‧ruh

suruh (active menyuruh, passive disuruh)

1. (transitive) to order (to issue a command to)

• “suruh” 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.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*suRuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

suruh

1. romanization of ꦱꦸꦫꦸꦃ

From Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq (“to call on a person to do something”). Compare Tagalog sugo.

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (suruḥ).

• IPA^(key): /suruh/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈsuɾʊh], [ˈsuɾoh]
• Rhymes: -ruh, -uh

suruh (Jawi spelling سوروه)

1. to order someone to do something

   Ayah saya menyuruh saya minta maaf sebab mencuri duit kamu.

   My dad ordered me to apologise for stealing your money.

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

• IPA^(key): /sʊ.rʊh/
• Rhymes: -rʊh
• Hyphenation: su‧ruh

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.

suruh

1. (to) order

Unknown, probably Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bu-bulu (“betel pepper”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

suruh

1. betel

• > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦫꦸꦃ (suruh) (inherited)

• "suruh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.