basuh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay basuh, from Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Kulon-Pazeh bazu’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbasʊh]
• Hyphenation: ba‧suh

Verb

basuh

1. to wash

   Synonyms: cuci, kumbah

Conjugation

Conjugation of basuh (meng-, intransitive)
Root	basuh
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	membasuh	terbasuh	dibasuh	basuh	basuhlah
Locative	membasuhi	terbasuhi	dibasuhi	basuhi	basuhilah
Causative / Applicative1	membasuhkan	terbasuhkan	dibasuhkan	basuhkan	basuhkanlah
	Causative
Active	memperbasuh	terperbasuh	diperbasuh	perbasuh	perbasuhlah
Locative	memperbasuhi	terperbasuhi	diperbasuhi	perbasuhi	perbasuhilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperbasuhkan	terperbasuhkan	diperbasuhkan	perbasuhkan	perbasuhkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• basuhan
• membasuh
• pembasuh
• pembasuhan

 

• basuh lantai

 

Further reading

• “basuh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *basuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basuq, from Proto-Austronesian *basuq. Cognates Minangkabau basuah and Kulon-Pazeh bazu’.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -uh

Verb

basuh (Jawi spelling باسوه)

1. to wash

   Synonym: cuci

Descendants

• Indonesian: basuh

Further reading

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