utusan

Malay

Etymology

utus +‎ -an.

Noun

utusan (Jawi spelling اوتوسن, plural utusan-utusan, informal 1st possessive utusanku, 2nd possessive utusanmu, 3rd possessive utusannya)

  1. message
  2. messenger, delegate, courier

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From utos +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔutuˈsan/ [ʔʊ.tʊˈsan] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ʔuˈtusan/ [ʔʊˈtu.sɐn] (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

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 Root word Trigger
-an utos object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
utusan inutusan inuutusan
inautusan1		 uutusan
autusan1		 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
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