truh

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed ta- +‎ *ruh, which came from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh (“to fall, be shed”), hence doublet of tĕḍuh (“quiet, calm”). Cognate of Indonesian teduh.

Noun

truh

  1. drizzle, fine rain, rainy mist

Derived terms

  • atruh
  • atruh-truh
  • katruh-truh
  • katruhan
  • ruruh (“calm, quiet, composed, modest”)
  • tĕḍuh (“quiet; calm”)

Further reading

  • "truh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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