utus

See also: Utus and -utus

Balantak

Noun

utus

1. sibling (brother, sister)

References

• Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – utus. SIL International.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Cognate of Tagalog utos.

Noun

utus

1. order
2. precept
3. decree

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *utus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *utus, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utus.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /utos/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /utʊs/
• Rhymes: -utos, -tos, -os

Verb

utus (Jawi spelling اوتوس)

1. to delegate (to commit a task to someone)

Derived terms

• utusan
• berutus
• mengutus
• perutusan

Further reading

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