- IPA(key): [təˈrʊs]
- Hyphenation:tê‧rus
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.).
- teroes(van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
têrus
- straight:
- of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line
- Synonym:lantas
- directly; without pause, delay or detour
- Synonyms:langsung,lalu
- continuously; without interruption or pause
- Antonym:berhenti-henti
- continuously
têrus
- continue
- keep going,straight ahead
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.).
têrus
- genuine,pure
- Synonym:tulen
Anunadapted borrowing fromIndonesianterus(“straight, directly”), preserving the schwa.
terus
- (and)then, (and)at once
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics