truh

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed ta- +‎ *ruh, which came from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh (“to fall, be shed”), hence doublet of tĕḍuh (“quiet, calm”). Cognate of Indonesian teduh.

Noun

truh

1. drizzle, fine rain, rainy mist

Derived terms

• atruh
• atruh-truh
• katruh-truh
• katruhan

 

Related terms

• ruruh (“calm, quiet, composed, modest”)
• tĕḍuh (“quiet; calm”)

 

Further reading

• "truh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.