pusar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pusar, from Javanese puser, from Proto-Malayic *pusət, from *pusər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəʀ (compare Fijian vico, Hawaiian piko, Ilocano puseg, Maori pito), from Proto-Austronesian [Term?]. Doublet of pusat.

Noun

pusar (plural pusar-pusar)

1. (anatomy) navel

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese puser, from Proto-Malayic *pusət, from *pusər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəʀ (compare Fijian vico, Hawaiian piko, Ilocano puseg, Maori pito), from Proto-Austronesian [Term?]. Doublet of pusat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pusa(r)/
• Rhymes: -usa(r), -sa(r), -a(r)

Noun

pusar (Jawi spelling ڤوسر, plural pusar-pusar, informal 1st possessive pusarku, 2nd possessive pusarmu, 3rd possessive pusarnya)

1. (anatomy) navel

Derived terms

• pusaran

Further reading

• “pusar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pusar m

1. indefinite plural of pus