rujuk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rujuk, from Arabic رُجُوع (rujūʕ, “return; answer; reference”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrud͡ʒʊk̚]
• Hyphenation: ru‧juk

Verb

rujuk

1. to reconcile: to restore a friendly relationship:
   1. specifically marriage.
   2. (figurative) other relation than marriage.
2. to refer:
   1. to allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
   2. (healthcare) to transfer a patient's care from one clinician to another.

Derived terms

• dirujuk
• merujuk
• merujuki
• perujuk
• rujukan

 

• rujuk silang

 

Noun

rujuk (first-person possessive rujukku, second-person possessive rujukmu, third-person possessive rujuknya)

1. reconciliation: the re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

Further reading

• “rujuk” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُجُوع (rujūʕ, “return; answer; reference”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ru.d͡ʒuʔ̚/, /ru.d͡ʒuk̚/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ru.d͡ʒoʔ̚/
• Rhymes: -ud͡ʒuk, -d͡ʒuk, -uk

Verb

rujuk (Jawi spelling روجوع)

1. to reconcile; to restore (a marriage).
2. (generally) to restore; to return to a previous state.
3. to refer: to allude to, make a reference or allusion to.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• rujukan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
• perujukan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + repetition / reciprocity] (peN- + -an)
• merujuk [agent focus] (meN-)
• merujukkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dirujuk [patient focus] (di-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: rujuk

References

• "rujuk" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “rujuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.