paut

See also: paut-

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pa.ot]

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• Rhymes: -aot, -ot
• Hyphenation: pa‧ut

Etymology 1

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Verb

paut (Jawi spelling ڤاءوت, active memaut, 3rd person passive dipaut)

1. (transitive) To hold tightly.
2. (transitive) To tie.

   Synonyms: lilit, ikat, sangkut, tambat

3. (figurative, transitive) To involve.
4. (figurative, transitive) To capture (of someone's heart, feelings, interest, etc.).
5. (computing) To connect; to link.

   Synonym: sambung

   Antonyms: nyahpaut, nyahsambung

Affixations

• berpaut
• berpaut-pautan
• berpautan
• nyahpaut
• pautan
• pautkan
• pemaut
• pemautan
• perpautan
• terpaut

Compounds

• paut bingkai tangguk
• sangkut paut

Descendants

• Indonesian: paut

Etymology 2

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Noun

terpaut (Jawi spelling ترڤاءوت, plural terpaut-terpaut)

1. A difference.

   Synonyms: beza, selisih

Etymology 3

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Adjective

paut (Jawi spelling ڤاءوت)

1. (obsolete) About to die.

Further reading

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