turusi

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Tamil துருசு (turucu, “blue vitriol”). Cognate with Malay terusi, Malayalam തുരിശ് (turiśŭ).

Noun

turusi (Sundanese script ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮞᮤ)

1. copper sulfate; blue vitriol

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "TOEROESI", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij