luru

Malay

Etymology

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Sense of lens zooming popularized by Malaysian photographer Redzuan Ahmad.

Verb

luru (active meluru)

1. to rush or dash forward
2. to make an onslaught

Verb

luru (active melurukan)

1. (Malaysia) to zoom into an image by changing the focal length of a camera's zoom lens.

   Kami nampak bunga ni halus dalamnya bila kami lurukan kamera.

   We saw that the flower had an delicate interior as we zoom the camera in.

Noun

luru (Jawi spelling لورو, plural luru-luru, informal 1st possessive luruku, 2nd possessive lurumu, 3rd possessive lurunya)

1. dash, a fast and swift direct movement
2. (Malaysia) zoom of a image's view

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لورو loeroe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 123
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لورو luru”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 140
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “luru”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 80

Further reading

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