putus

See also: Putus

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• poetoes (1901–1947)

Etymology

• From Malay putus, from Classical Malay putus, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].
• Semantic loan from English break up for sense “break up”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈputus/ [ˈpu.t̪ʊs]
• Rhymes: -utus
• Syllabification: pu‧tus

Adjective

putus (comparative lebih putus, superlative paling putus)

1. cut off
2. shortened

Verb

putus

1. to break off

   putus kontrak ― contract termination

2. to be spent, to be depleted

   Synonym: habis

3. to end

   Synonyms: berakhir, rampung, selesai

4. to lose

   Synonym: hilang

   putus asa ― despair, lit. losing hope

5. to win

   Synonyms: menang, mendapat

6. (figurative) to end a relationship; break up

   ... jadi kita putus ― ... so we broke up

Derived terms

• berkeputusan
• berputusan
• keputusan
• memutus
• memutuskan
• pemutus
• pemutusan
• putus-putus
• putusan
• terputus
• terputus-putus
• terputuskan

• putus akad
• putus akal
• putus arang
• putus benang
• putus bicara
• putus cinta
• putus harapan
• putus harga
• putus ikhtiar
• putus jiwa
• putus kaji
• putus kata
• putus kuliah
• putus lot
• putus mufakat
• putus napas
• putus niat
• putus nyawa
• putus obat
• putus rasa
• putus rezeki
• putus runut
• putus sekolah
• putus tali gantung
• putus tali ikatan
• putus umur
• putus usia

Further reading

• “putus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016