utus

See also: Utus

Balantak

Noun

utus

sibling (brother, sister)

References

Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – utus. SIL International.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Cognate of Tagalog utos.

Noun

utus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *utus, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utus.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /utos/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /utʊs/
Rhymes: -utos, -tos, -os

Verb

utus (Jawi spelling اوتوس)

to delegate (to commit a task to someone)

Derived terms

utusan
berutus
mengutus
perutusan

Further reading

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

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