imut

Finnish

Noun

imut

1. nominative plural of imu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese imut (“to smile”).

Adjective

imut

1. cute

   Synonym: lucu (colloquial)

Old Sundanese

Verb

imut

1. to smile

   semu imut tingkah suka ― smiling face and cheerful behavior

Descendants

• > Sundanese: imut (inherited)
  • →? Indonesian: imut (“cute”)

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes (ᮜᮨᮙᮨᮞ᮪)	mésem
loma (ᮜᮧᮙ)	imut

Etymology

From Old Sundanese imut

Verb

imut (Sundanese script ᮄᮙᮥᮒ᮪)

1. to smile

   Synonym: mésem

Derived terms

• imut kanjut

 

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (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

• "IMOET", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij