perlu

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrlu]

perlu f

1. accusative singular of perla

perlu

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of perla

perlu

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of perla

Inherited from Malay perlu, from Javanese perlu through Javanese glottalization from /d/, /r/, /dˤ/ (Arabic ḍad/ض), /ðˤ/ (Arabic ẓa/ظ) → /l/, (compare similar change in Arabic ظهر → Javanese lohor, Old Javanese rwa → Javanese loro) from Arabic فَرْض (farḍ, “obligation”). Doublet of fardu. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “First added on diff 75890817. Malay borrowed perlu from Javanese?”)

Mostly displaced native usah (“must, now chiefly in negative”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈlu/ [pərˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: per‧lu

pêrlu

1. necessarily; inevitably; obligatorily

pêrlu (comparative lebih perlu, superlative paling perlu)

1. necessary, inevitable, obligatory

• “perlu”, 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

perlu

1. romanization of ꦥꦼꦂꦭꦸ

• IPA^(key): /pʲɛrˈɫʊ/

perlù

1. instrumental singular of per̃las (“pearl”)

Derived from Arabic فَرْض (farḍ, “obligation”). Doublet of fardu.

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /pərˈlu/ [pərˈlu]^[1]
• Rhymes: -lu, -u
• Hyphenation: per‧lu

perlu (Jawi spelling ڤرلو, comparative lebih perlu, superlative paling perlu)

1. Important, necessary.

   Synonyms: mustahak, penting, berguna

perlu (Jawi spelling ڤرلو)

1. For.

   Synonyms: untuk, buat, bagi, guna, hendak

perlu (Jawi spelling ڤرلو, plural perlu-perlu or perlu²)

1. An obligation.

   Synonyms: kemestian, kewajipan

2. A need.

perlu (Jawi spelling ڤرلو)

1. (modal) To need to; to have to.

   Synonyms: kena, harus

   Kamu perlu makan sekarang!

   You need to eat now!

2. (transitive) To need something.

   Kamu perlu satu buah kereta saja.

   You need only one car.

• > Indonesian: perlu (inherited)

• "perlu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

perlu (Cyrillic spelling перлу)

1. accusative singular of perla

• IPA^(key): /perlu/, [ˈperlu]
• Rhymes: -erlu
• Hyphenation: per‧lu

perlu f

1. accusative singular of perla