rapuh

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rapuh, from Classical Malay راڤوه (rapuh), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapuq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.puh/, [ˈra.pʊh]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧puh

Adjective

rapuh (comparative lebih rapuh, superlative paling rapuh)

  1. fragile, brittle, crunchy; crumbles or breaks easily, fluid (of a situation)
    Hati-hati, kayu itu rapuh ― Be careful, that wood is fragile
  2. delicate, weak, tender (of the heart)
  3. subtle
  4. frail, weak
    • 2007, “Rapuh [Frail]”, in Ya Rahman, performed by Opick:
      Meski 'ku rapuh dalam langkah / Kadang tak setia kepada-Mu.
      Even when my steps are frail / And I'm sometimes unfaithful to You.
  5. sensitive

Derived terms

  • dirapuhkan
  • kerapuhan
  • merapuhkan
  • perapuh

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapuq. Cognate with Tagalog gapô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrapuh/ [ˈra.puh]

Adjective

rapuh (Jawi spelling راڤوه)

  1. fragile; brittle; friable

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • perapuh [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • kerapuhan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • merapuhkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dirapuhkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: rapuh (inherited)

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.