pompuan

Kedah Malay

Noun

pompuan

  1. female

Further reading

  • "pompuan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Glosari Dialek Kedah) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (Kedah Dialect Glossary)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • "pompuan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Glosari Dialek Pulau Pinang) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (Pulau Pinang Dialect Glossary)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of perempuan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpompwan/ [ˈpom.pwan]

Noun

pompuan (plural pompuan-pompuan or pompuan2)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of perempuan.

Negeri Sembilan Malay

Noun

pompuan

  1. female

Further reading

  • "pompuan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Glosari Dialek Negeri Sembilan) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (Negeri Sembilan Dialect Glossary)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017