tohor

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tohor, from Classical Malay توهور (tohor), from Proto-Malayic *tuhur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquʀ (“evaporate, dry up”). The second sense is a semantic loan from Minangkabau tuhua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪ohor]
  • Hyphenation: to‧hor

Adjective

tohor (comparative lebih tohor, superlative paling tohor)

  1. shallow
    Synonyms: cetek, dangkal
    Antonym: dalam
  2. dried up
    Synonym: kering

Derived terms

  • bertohor
  • ditohorkan
  • ketohoran
  • menohorkan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuhur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquʀ (“evaporate, dry up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tohor/
  • Rhymes: -ohor, -hor, -or

Adjective

tohor (Jawi spelling توهور)

  1. shallow
    Synonyms: cetek, dangkal
    Antonym: dalam

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • ketohoran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • menohorkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • ditohorkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • bertohor [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tohor

Further reading

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