terusan
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˈrusan/ [t̪əˈrus.an]
- Rhymes: -usan
- Syllabification: te‧rus‧an
Noun
terusan (plural terusan-terusan)
- aqueduct, canal, channel, gully, passage.
- continuation, sequel.
- Synonym: lanjutan
- extension.
- sheath.
- waterway.
- conduit.
- gut.
- (fashion) one-piece
- (phonetics) continuant
Derived terms
- Terusan Panama
- Terusan Suez
Further reading
- “terusan”, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tərusan/
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
Noun
terusan (Jawi spelling تروسن, plural terusan-terusan or terusan2)
- canal
- Terusan Suez
- Suez Canal
Further reading
- "terusan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017