huruf

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay huruf, from Arabic حُرُوف (ḥurūf) plural of حَرْف (ḥarf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhurʊf/

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• Rhymes: -rʊf, -ʊf, -f
• Hyphenation: hu‧ruf

Noun

huruf (plural huruf-huruf)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

   Synonym: aksara

2. (law, of legislation) point

   Coordinate term: angka

3. (linguistics, typography) graph: A graphical unit on the token-level, the abstracted fundamental shape of a character or letter as distinct from its ductus (realization in a particular typeface or handwriting on the instance-level) and as distinct by a grapheme on the type-level by not fundamentally distinguishing meaning.

   Synonym: graf

Derived terms

• berhuruf

 

• huruf akik
• huruf Arab Melayu
• huruf awal
• huruf balok
• huruf besar
• huruf biasa
• huruf blasteran
• huruf bunyi
• huruf cetak
• huruf harakat
• huruf hias
• huruf hidup
• huruf hijaiah
• huruf Jawi
• huruf kamariah
• huruf kapital
• huruf kecil
• huruf konsonan
• huruf kursif
• huruf kurus
• huruf Latin
• huruf lebar
• huruf lemari atas
• huruf lisani
• huruf mati
• huruf miring
• huruf pameran
• huruf pegon
• huruf pertama
• huruf Roman
• huruf Romawi
• huruf syamsiah
• huruf tebal
• huruf tegak
• huruf timbul
• huruf tulis
• huruf vet
• huruf vokal

 

Further reading

• “huruf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حُرُوف (ḥurūf).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /hurof/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /hurʊf/
• Rhymes: -urof, -rof, -of

Noun

huruf (Jawi spelling حروف, plural huruf-huruf, informal 1st possessive hurufku, 2nd possessive hurufmu, 3rd possessive hurufnya)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Derived terms

• huruf hidup
• huruf mati

Further reading

• “huruf” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.