menuju
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + tuju, from Malay menuju.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈnud͡ʒu/ [məˈnu.d͡ʒu]
- Rhymes: -ud͡ʒu
- Syllabification: me‧nu‧ju
Verb
mênuju
- active of tuju
- Apakah kereta ini menuju Yogyakarta? ― Is this train going to Yogyakarta?
Further reading
- “menuju”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of men- + tuju, from the root tuju (“to aim, to direct, to head toward”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /məˈnud͡ʒu/ [məˈnu.d͡ʒu]
- Rhymes: -ud͡ʒu, -d͡ʒu, -u
- Hyphenation: me‧nu‧ju
Verb
menuju (Jawi spelling منوجو)
- to head towards; to go in the direction of.
- Dia menuju ke bandar. ― He headed towards the town.
- to aim (something) at.
- Senjata itu menuju ke sasaran. ― The weapon was aimed at the target.
Synonyms
- menghala
- menujui (rare)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: menuju (inherited)
Further reading
- "menuju" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017