tohor

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tohor, from Classical Malay توهور (tohor), from Proto-Malayic *tuhur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquʀ (“evaporate, dry up”). The second sense is a semantic loan from Minangkabau tuhua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ohor]
Hyphenation: to‧hor

Adjective

tohor

shallow
Synonyms: cetek, dangkal

Antonym: dalam
dried up
Synonym: kering

Derived terms

bertohor
ditohorkan
ketohoran
menohorkan

Further reading

“tohor” 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 *tuhur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquʀ (“evaporate, dry up”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tohor/
Rhymes: -ohor, -hor, -or

Adjective

tohor (Jawi spelling توهور)

shallow
Synonyms: cetek, dangkal

Antonym: dalam

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

ketohoran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
menohorkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
ditohorkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
bertohor [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

Indonesian: tohor

Further reading

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

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