acuh

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃuh/ [ˈa.t͡ʃʊh]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃuh
• Syllabification: a‧cuh

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Verb

acuh

1. to care
2. to heed
3. to be attentive, to pay attention, to close attention

Derived terms

• acuhan
• mengacuhkan

• acuh tak acuh

Etymology 2

Adjective

acuh (comparative lebih acuh, superlative paling acuh)

1. (proscribed) ellipsis of acuh tak acuh (“indifferent, uncaring”)

Further reading

• “acuh”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016