pening kepala
Malay
Etymology
Compound of pening (“dizzy”) + kepala (“head”).
Adjective
pening kepala (comparative lebih pening kepala, superlative paling pening kepala)
- Feeling hurt and dizzy.
- Setiap hari aku pening kepala berfikir-fikir tentang masa depanku.
- Every day, I feel pain in the head thinking about my future.
Further reading
- "pening kepala" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017