turusi
Sundanese
Etymology
Ultimately from Tamil துருசு (turucu, “blue vitriol”). Cognate with Malay terusi, Malayalam തുരിശ് (turiśŭ).
Noun
turusi (Sundanese script ᮒᮥᮛᮥᮞᮤ)
Further reading
- "turusi" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
- "TOEROESI", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij