turun

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tōr- (“young of an animal”). See more at Turkish torun.

turun (definite accusative turunu, plural turunlar)

1. (Shusha) a two years old young camel
2. (Shusha) lineage

   Synonym: nəsil

• “turun” in Obastan.com.

turun

1. genitive singular of turku

• nurut, runtu, rutun

• toeroen (1901–1947)

From Malay turun, from Classical Malay turun (“descend”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuʀun (“to descend, go down; to lower”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦸꦫꦸꦤ꧀ (turun, “to copy”) for sense of to copy.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈturun/ [ˈt̪u.rʊn]
• Rhymes: -urun
• Syllabification: tu‧run

turun (intransitive)

1. to go down; to alight; to descend

   Antonym: naik

   turun tangga

   to go down the stairs

2. to decrease, to decline

   Antonym: naik

3. to get off

   Antonym: naik

4. to end

   Synonym: reda

5. to fall

   Synonym: jatuh

6. (colloquial) to be received
7. (colloquial) to take to the dance floor; to take to the stage

turun

1. to copy

• “turun” 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.

turun

1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦫꦸꦤ꧀

• IPA^(key): /turun/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tu.ron]

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  • (Baku, Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): [tu.rʊn]
  • (Kelantan-Pattani, Terengganu) IPA^(key): [tu.ɣoŋ]
• Rhymes: -run, -un
• Hyphenation: tu‧run

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuRun (“to descend, go down; to lower”). Compare Balinese tuun and Tetum tun.

turun (Jawi spelling تورون)

1. (intransitive) To go down, to descend.

   Antonym: naik

   1. (intransitive) To go from a higher place to a lower place (in terms of geography).

      Kami akan turun ke hilir kejap lagi.

      We will go down downstream in a bit.

      Kemudian saya turun ke Australia.

      And then I went down to Australia.

   2. (intransitive) To go from the countryside to the city.
   3. (intransitive) To decrease.

      Synonyms: jatuh, merosot, susut

      Kadar faedah akan turun, percayalah aku.

      Interest rates will go down, trust me.

2. (intransitive) To subside (of water).

   Synonym: surut

   Air laut turun pada waktu petang.

   The sea water subsides in the evening.

3. (intransitive) To set (of the sun, moon, etc.).

   Synonyms: terbenam, jatuh

4. (figurative, intransitive) To recede (of anger, lust, etc.).

   Synonym: reda

5. (ambitransitive) To get off, to alight (of a mode of transport).

   Aku nak turun kat stesen TRX ni.

   I'm gonna get off at TRX station.

   Para penumpang diminta turun segera dari tren akibat kecemasan.

   Passengers are asked to alight immediately from the train due to an emergency.

6. (ambitransitive) To get on (of a ship).

   Synonym: naik

7. (intransitive) To go home.

   Synonyms: balik, pulang

8. (intransitive) To be inherited, to be passed down.
9. (intransitive) To fall (of rain, snow, etc.).

   Salji turun semasa musim sejuk.

   Snow falls during winter.

10. (intransitive) To fade (lose colour or brightness).

    Synonyms: pudar, luntur

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

turun (Jawi spelling تورون)

1. (transitive) To copy:
   1. (transitive) To write down something again.

      Synonyms: salin, tiru

   2. To imitate.

      Synonym: tiru

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تورن toeroen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 74
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تورن turun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 157
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “turun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 620

• “turun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuRun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI