punggung

Inherited from Malay punggung. Cognate with Acehnese punggông and Sundanese tonggong.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋɡuŋ/ [ˈpuŋ.ɡʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋɡuŋ
• Syllabification: pung‧gung

punggung (plural punggung-punggung)

1. (anatomy) back; the rear of the body;

• pinggang

• “punggung”, 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

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• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋɡuŋ/ [ˈpuŋ.ɡuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡuŋ, -ɡuŋ, -uŋ

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈpuŋɡoŋ/ [ˈpuŋ.ɡoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡoŋ, -ɡoŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: pung‧gung

punggung (Jawi spelling ڤوڠݢوڠ, plural punggung-punggung or punggung²)

1. (anatomy) buttocks; bottom; rear; backside.

   Synonyms: pantat, bontot

   Dia jatuh terduduk di atas punggungnya. ― He fell sitting on his buttocks.

2. The blunt side or back of a blade (knife, machete, etc.).

   Antonym: mata

   Gunakan punggung pisau untuk mengetuk bawang putih. ― Use the back of the knife to smash the garlic.

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