Hidoep
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Verb
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
Being in a living state and carrying out life functions. This word is the hidup spelling under the “Van Ophuijsen Orthography” system used before 1947, where the vowel 'u' was written as 'oe'.
bernyawa
A descriptive synonym of `hidup` that emphasizes the aspect of possessing a life force.
eksistensi
Existence; the state of being.
hayat
The state of being alive or life force, often used in formal or religious contexts.
hidup
Still existing, moving, and breathing as intended.
urip
The Javanese equivalent of `hidup`, used in both ngoko and krama registers.
idup
A dialectal form of `hidup` common in Betawi and informal Malay speech.
gesang
The krama Javanese equivalent of `hidup`, used to show respect toward the interlocutor or the person being discussed.
The word hidoep is the Van Ophuijsen spelling of hidup, the official orthographic system for the Malay language codified by Ch. A. Van Ophuijsen in 1901 and used widely until March 19, 1947. In this system, the vowel sound /u/ was consistently represented by the digraph 'oe', following Dutch orthographic conventions. Hidoep appears frequently in colonial-era newspapers, literature, and personal correspondence up to the early independence period. After the Soewandi Spelling (Republican Spelling) was officially enacted in 1947, the word was respelled as hidup, replacing 'oe' with 'u'. The word traces its roots to Classical Malay hidup, with cognates across the Nusantara languages such as urip in Javanese and idup in the Betawi dialect.
Seterimanja soerat ini, bapa djangan koewatir, sebab anak bapa masi hidoep. (Setelah menerima surat ini, Bapak jangan khawatir, sebab anak Bapak masih hidup.)
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Definition: An interrogative phrase in krama inggil Javanese register meaning “how” or “in what manner”, used to politely inquire about the condition, state, or method of something with a high degree of respect.
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