suluh

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay suluh, from Proto-Malayic *suluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.luh/, [ˈsu.lʊh]
• Rhymes: -lʊh
• Hyphenation: su‧luh

Noun

suluh (plural suluh-suluh)

1. torch

   Synonyms: obor, jamung, andang

Verb

suluh

1. to light up, to illuminate with a torch

   Ia menyuluh lorong yang gelap itu dengan lampu senter.

   He lights up the dark hallway with a flashlight.

Derived terms

• bersuluh
• bersuluhkan
• disuluh
• disuluhi
• menyuluh
• menyuluhi
• penyuluh
• penyuluhan
• pesuluh
• tersuluh

Further reading

• “suluh” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *suluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuluh/ [ˈsu.luh]
• Rhymes: -uluh, -luh, -uh
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈsulʊh, -loh, -lo̞h]

Noun

suluh (Jawi spelling سولوه, plural suluh-suluh, informal 1st possessive suluhku, 2nd possessive suluhmu, 3rd possessive suluhnya)

1. torch

   Synonyms: obor, jamung, andang

2. (archaic) spy; scout

   Synonyms: mata-mata, pengintai, pengintip, perisik, penyelidik

Descendants

• Indonesian: suluh

Verb

suluh (Jawi spelling سولوه)

1. to light, to illuminate with a torch

   Setiap orang dari mereka membawa jamung untuk menyuluh jalan di dalam gua itu.

   They each carried a torch to light their way in the cave.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyuluh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penyuluhan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menyuluh [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyuluhi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• disuluh [patient focus] (di-)
• disuluhi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• tersuluh [agentless action] (teR-)
• bersuluh [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersuluhkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• menyuluh-nyuluh

Descendants

• Indonesian: suluh

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “سولوه soeloeh”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 60
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سولوه suloh”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 433
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “suloh”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 498

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Compare Malay suluh, Minangkabau suluah, and Tagalog sulo.

Noun

suluh (Sundanese script ᮞᮥᮜᮥᮂ)

1. fuel