potong

Inherited from Malay potong, from Proto-Malayic *putuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putuŋ (“to shorten, cut short or abbreviate”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpotoŋ/ [ˈpo.t̪ɔŋ]
• Rhymes: -otoŋ
• Syllabification: po‧tong

potong (active memotong, passive dipotong)

1. to cut; to cut off

potong (singular sepotong)

1. piece, slice (e.g. of cake)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*putuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• “potong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *putuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putuŋ (“to shorten, cut short or abbreviate”).

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈpotoŋ/ [ˈpo.t̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: po‧tong

potong (Jawi spelling ڤوتوڠ, active memotong, third-person passive dipotong)

1. to cut; to sever into parts.

   Dia potong kek itu kepada lapan bahagian.

   He cut the cake into eight pieces.

2. to amputate; to remove by cutting.

   Doktor terpaksa potong kakinya.

   The doctor had to amputate his leg.

3. (figurative) to reduce; to deduct.

   Kerajaan akan potong cukai pendapatan.

   The government will reduce income tax.

4. (slang) to circumcise.

   Dia sudah potong.

   He is already circumcised.

potong (Jawi spelling ڤوتوڠ, singular sepotong)

1. piece, slice (e.g. of cake)

   Cik, sila berikan aku 3 potong kek.

   Miss, please give me 3 slices of cake.

• > Indonesian: potong (inherited)

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*putuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• "potong" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017