bapuk

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbapuk/ [ˈba.puʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Hyphenation: ba‧puk

Noun

bapuk (Jawi spelling باڤوق, plural bapuk-bapuk or bapuk2)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) sissy, transvestite
    Synonym: pondan

References

  • Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 26

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