pempuan

Malay

Etymology

Syncopic form of perempuan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəmˈpwan/ [pəmˈpwan]

Noun

pempuan (plural pempuan-pempuan or pempuan2)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of perempuan.

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 28
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