utusan

Indonesian

Etymology

From utus +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /uˈtusan/ [uˈt̪u.san]
  • Rhymes: -usan
  • Syllabification: u‧tu‧san

Noun

utusan (plural utusan-utusan)

  1. messenger, delegate, courier

Malay

Etymology

utus +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈtusan/ [uˈt̪u.san]

Noun

utusan (Jawi spelling اوتوسن, plural utusan-utusan)

  1. message
  2. messenger, delegate, courier

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From utos +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔutuˈsan/ [ʔʊ.t̪ʊˈsan̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ʔuˈtusan/ [ʔʊˈt̪uː.sɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -usan
  • Syllabification: u‧tu‧san

Noun

utusán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. errand boy; messenger
    Synonym: mensahero
  2. servant
    Synonym: alila
  3. houseboy; housegirl; housemaid
    Synonym: katulong

See also

Verb

utusan (complete inutusan, progressive inuutusan, contemplative uutusan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to send (someone) for an errand
  2. to order or command (someone) to do something

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for utusan
affix -an
root word utos
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete inutusan
progressive inuutusan
inautusan1
contemplative uutusan
autusan1
imperative utusi1

1 Dialectal use only.

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay utusan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [u.ˈtu.san]

Noun

utusan

  1. a representative

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh