penuju

From peN- (used to derive results of an action) +‎ tuju (“to aim; to direct”).

• IPA^(key): /pənud͡ʑu/, [pə.nuˈd͡ʑu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: pe‧nu‧ju

penuju

1. aim; purpose
   • 2021 August 4, Yahya Andi Saputra, “Ngedelengin Tradisi Betawi”, in kebudayaanbetawi.com‎^[1] (in Indonesian), archived from the original on 19 April 2025:

     Mpok ngkali aje ude denger cerite orang, anak saye itu perawan nyang baek. Itu kan kate orang. Saye kendiri nyang jadi maknye, suka takut, kuatir. Orang kate biar die ude bise bikin sayur asem ame sambel terasi, tapi tamat Qur’annye baru tige kali. Jadi sekirenye kedatengan Mpok emang ade penuju, biar kate ni ati ade senengnye, kuatirnye masing gede aje buat ngelepasin anak kite.

     [Mpo' ngkali ajè udè denger ceritè orang, anak sayè itu perawan nyang baèk. Itu, kan, katè orang. Sayè kendiri—nyang jadi ma'nyè—suka' takut, kuatir. Orang katè, biar diè udè bisè bikin sayur asem amè sambel terasi, tapi tamat Kur'annyè baru tigè kali. Jadi, sekirènyè kedatengan Mpo' èmang adè penuju—biar katè ni ati adè senengnyè—kuatirnyè masing gedé ajè buat ngelepasin anak kitè.]

     You (the matchmaker) might have heard what people say, that my daughter is a well-mannered maiden. That is what they said. I myself—as her mother—still have some fears and worries. You know, even though she is adept at cooking tamarind soup and shrimp paste sambal, she had only completed reciting the Quran three times. Indeed, although you have come here with a purpose (to arrange a marriage)—and even though I feel glad in my heart—I would still have grave concerns in letting my daughter go.