tulus

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tulus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtulus/ [ˈt̪u.lʊs]
• Rhymes: -ulus
• Syllabification: tu‧lus

Adjective

tulus (comparative lebih tulus, superlative paling tulus)

1. sincere

   Near-synonym: jujur

   perasaan tulus ― sincere feelings

Derived terms

• ketulusan (“sincerity”)
• setulus-tulusnya (“as sincere as possible”)

Further reading

• “tulus”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tulus, equivalent to tuli (“fire”) +‎ -us. Cognates include Finnish tulus and Estonian tulus.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtulus/, [ˈtuɫuˑz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtulus/, [ˈtuɫuˑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ulus
• Hyphenation: tu‧lus

Noun

tulus

1. flintstone

Declension

Declension of tulus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tulus	tulukset
genitive	tuluksen	tuluksiin
partitive	tulusta, tulust	tuluksia
illative	tuluksee	tuluksii
inessive	tuluksees	tuluksiis
elative	tuluksest	tuluksist
allative	tulukselle	tuluksille
adessive	tulukseel	tuluksiil
ablative	tulukselt	tuluksilt
translative	tulukseks	tuluksiks
essive	tuluksenna, tulukseen	tuluksinna, tuluksiin
exessive1)	tuluksent	tuluksint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 608

Malay

Adjective

tulus (Jawi spelling تولوس, comparative lebih tulus, superlative paling tulus)

1. sincere, honest

   Synonym: jujur

   tulus hati ― sincere

   tulus ikhlas ― sincere

Descendants

• Indonesian: tulus

Further reading

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