piung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay piung, from Portuguese peão (“pawn”), from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin pedōnem, accusative of pedō (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: piung

Noun

piung (plural piung-piung, first-person possessive piungku, second-person possessive piungmu, third-person possessive piungnya)

1. (archaic) police.

   Synonym: polisi

Further reading

• “piung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese peão (“pawn”), from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin pedōnem, accusative of pedō (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pi.joŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Hyphenation: pi‧ung

Noun

piung (Jawi spelling ڤيوڠ, plural piung-piung, informal 1st possessive piungku, 2nd possessive piungmu, 3rd possessive piungnya)

1. (obsolete) A police officer, the police.

   Synonyms: polis, mata-mata

Descendants

• Indonesian: piung

Further reading

• “piung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.