pesuruh

Malay

Etymology

Combination of per- +‎ suruh (“to order”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəsuruh/
• Rhymes: -əsuruh, -uruh, -uh
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [pəsuɣʊh, -oh, -o̞h]

Noun

pesuruh (Jawi spelling ڤسوروه, plural pesuruh-pesuruh, informal 1st possessive pesuruhku, 2nd possessive pesuruhmu, 3rd possessive pesuruhnya)

1. one who is ordered to do something (e.g. messenger, housemaid etc.)

   Pesuruh Allah ialah nabi-nabi-Nya.

   People who are ordered by Allah to do something are His prophets.

Related terms

• pesuruhjaya

Further reading

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