turun
Pronunciation: /turun/
“turun” is a Malay word. Its 14 meanings in English:
verb
- To go from a higher place to a lower place (in terms of geography).
- To go from the countryside to the city.
- To decrease.
- To subside (of water).
- To set (of the sun, moon, etc.).
- To recede (of anger, lust, etc.).
- To get off, to alight (of a mode of transport).
- To get on (of a ship).
- To go home.
- To be inherited, to be passed down.
- To fall (of rain, snow, etc.).
- To fade (lose colour or brightness).
- To write down something again.
- To imitate.
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuRun (“to descend, go down; to lower”). Compare Balinese tuun and Tetum tun.
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