Nuduhake
/jv/Source Language: The language or dialect this term originates from (JV).Javanese•1 meaning found
Verb
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
The act of showing or presenting something visually or abstractly for others to know. This word is a verbal variant in Javanese that functions to “show” or “indicate” evidence, characteristics, or the existence of something.
memamerkan
To show something off with the intention of boasting or attracting attention.
memperlihatkan
To make something visible to others.
mempertontonkan
To display something to a large audience as a spectacle.
nunjukkeun
Sundanese dialect form for showing something.
ngatonake
A synonym that emphasizes the visual aspect.
mamerke
Has a negative or showing-off connotation in Javanese.
nyritakake
Showing something in the form of a story.
Nuduhake derives from the root word tuduh in Old Javanese, which is related to the Malay-Indonesian word “tunjuk” in the sense of directing attention toward something. Through the morphological processes of Javanese, the root tuduh acquires the nasal prefix n- (as a marker of active verbs) and the suffix -ake which functions as causative-benefactive, producing the form nuduhake with the nuance of “performing the act of pointing for the benefit or knowledge of another person”. In the Javanese sociocultural context, the use of nuduhake frequently appears in the ngoko and krama speech registers, namely the informal registers used among close acquaintances or toward younger individuals. This word carries a strong relational dimension because the act of “showing” in Javanese culture is not merely informative, but also reflects a moral responsibility to share knowledge. The suffix grammatically signals that the subject acts or another party, making this word pragmatically feel more altruistic than simply something.
Sikape sing tenang nuduhake yen dheweke pancen wong sing dewasa. (Sikapnya yang tenang menunjukkan bahwa dia memang orang yang dewasa.)
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