tuntut

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuntut/ [ˈt̪un̪.t̪ʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -untut
  • Syllabification: tun‧tut

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tuntut, from Classical Malay tuntut.

Verb

tuntut (active menuntut, reflexive passive tertuntut, ordinary passive dituntut, imperative tuntut, emphatic-jussive tuntutlah)

  1. to sue
  2. to demand
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦠ꧀ (tuntut, banana flower; heart).

Noun

tuntut (plural tuntut-tuntut)

  1. banana flower

Further reading

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay tuntut.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tuntut/ [t̪ʊn̪ˈt̪ut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: tun‧tut

Noun

tuntut (Sulat Sūg spelling تُنْتُتْ)

  1. lawsuit
    Pasal unu in tuntut kaniya?
    What was the cause of the lawsuit filed against him?