runut

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrunut/ [ˈru.nʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -unut
• Syllabification: ru‧nut

Inherited from Malay runut (“track”).

runut (plural runut-runut)

1. trace
2. rut, track, trail
3. furrow

runut (active merunut, passive dirunut, imperative runut, emphatic-jussive runutlah)

1. to track,
2. to follow the tracks/trail
3. to shadow someone,
4. to trace.
5. to investigate,
6. to look into (a crime/the history of something).

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

runut (plural runut-runut)

1. trap made of rope made of rattan or roots, attached to the end of a spring, placed across

• “runut”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [ru.not]
• Rhymes: -not, -ot
• Hyphenation: ru‧nut

runut (Jawi spelling رونوت, plural runut-runut or runut²)

1. A track:
   1. A footprint.
   2. An audio track.

• > Indonesian: runut (inherited)

runut (Jawi spelling رونوت, formal active merunut, 3rd person passive dirunut)

1. (transitive) To track.
2. (figurative, transitive) To investigate.

• "runut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017