terus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈrus/ [t̪əˈrʊs]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: te‧rus

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay terus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tarus (“continue doing something, proceed without stopping”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• teroes (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Adverb

têrus

1. straight:
   1. of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line

      Synonym: lantas

   2. directly; without pause, delay or detour

      Synonyms: langsung, lalu

   3. continuously; without interruption or pause

      Antonym: berhenti-henti

2. continuously

Verb

têrus

1. continue
2. keep going, straight ahead

Derived terms

Affixations

• berterusan
• keterusan
• menerus
• meneruskan
• penerus
• penerusan
• seterusnya
• terus-menerus
• terus-terusan
• terusan

Compounds

• terus mata
• terus pandang
• terus penglihatan

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

têrus (comparative lebih terus, superlative paling terus)

1. (obsolete) genuine, pure

   Synonym: tulen

Further reading

• “terus”, 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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /təˈros/ [t̪əˈros]
  • Rhymes: -os
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /təˈrus/ [t̪əˈrus]
  • Rhymes: -us
• Hyphenation: te‧rus

Adverb

terus (Jawi spelling تروس)

1. straight; direct
2. continuous; uninterrupted

Verb

terus (Jawi spelling تروس)

1. to go on; to continue
2. to proceed without stopping

Derived terms

Affixations

• berterusan
• keberterusan
• menerus
• menerusi
• meneruskan
• penerus
• penerusan
• seterusnya
• terus-menerus
• terus-terusan
• terusan

Compounds

• emas terus
• terus mata

Descendants

• > Indonesian: terus (inherited)

Further reading

• "terus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian terus (“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ˈr̪us̪/

Conjunction

terus

1. (and) then, (and) at once

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics