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urut

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Singapore/uɹʊt̚ /

urut noun: a traditional Malay massage which involves soft-tissue manipulation of the whole body to alleviate different types of conditions and ailments.

Noun

urut (plural uruts)

  1. A traditional Malay massage which involves soft-tissue manipulation of the whole body to alleviate different types of conditions and ailments.
    • And if anyone in the Malay community has a sprain, a fractured or dislocated limb, or is plain tired, he or she immediately arranges for an urut.1978 November 1, Judith Holmberg, New Nation, page 10
    • Me, I’m off for an urut session medicinal therapy for a bad back problem.2000 March 19, The New Paper, page 42

Forms of urut

pluraluruts

Origin of urut

Borrowed from Malay urut (“massage”).

Questions about urut

What does urut mean?
Urut means a traditional Malay massage which involves soft-tissue manipulation of the whole body to alleviate different types of conditions and ailments.
What part of speech is urut?
Urut is a noun.
How do you pronounce urut?
Urut is pronounced /uɹʊt̚ / (Singapore).
What is the plural of urut?
The plural of urut is uruts.

Words near urut in the dictionary

  1. urushinic acid
  2. urushiol
  3. urushiols
  4. urushiye
  5. urusovite
  6. urut
  7. Urutawan
  8. uruts
  9. urutu
  10. urutus
  11. Uruzgan

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