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

1. shallow

   Synonyms: cetek, dangkal

   Antonym: dalam

2. 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)

1. 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.