tuas

Pronunciation

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Verb

tuas

1. second-person singular past historic of tuer

Anagrams

• saut, suât, usât

Etymology

From Malay tuas, from Proto-Aslian *tuəs (“to pull out”), from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuas/
• Rhymes: -as

Noun

tuas (first-person possessive tuasku, second-person possessive tuasmu, third-person possessive tuasnya)

1. (mechanics) lever, a rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.

   Synonym: pengungkit

2. (automotive) pawl

Further reading

• “tuas” 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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.aːs/, [ˈt̪uäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.as/, [ˈt̪uːäs]

Pronoun

tuās

1. accusative feminine plural of tuus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuas/
• Rhymes: -as

Noun

tuas (Jawi spelling تواس, plural tuas-tuas, informal 1st possessive tuasku, 2nd possessive tuasmu, 3rd possessive tuasnya)

1. (mechanics) Lever (rigid piece)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧as

Determiner

tuas

1. feminine plural of teu

Pronoun

tuas

1. feminine plural of teu

See also