puyeng
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay puyeng (“dizzy”) (Batavia Malay), from Betawi [Term?], from Javanese puyeng (“to have a headache”), from Old Javanese puyĕṅ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpujəŋ/ [ˈpu.jəŋ]
- Rhymes: -ujəŋ
- Syllabification: pu‧yeng
Adjective
puyeng (comparative lebih puyeng, superlative paling puyeng)
- dizzy
- groggy
- headache
- Synonyms: nyeri kepala, sakit kepala
Derived terms
- berpuyeng-puyeng
- kepuyengan
- memuyengkan
Further reading
- “puyeng”, 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
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese puyĕṅ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.jəŋ/
- Rhymes: -jəŋ
- Hyphenation: pu‧yeng
Adjective
puyeng
Descendants
Further reading
- “puyeng”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.