hujung

Malay

Alternative forms

• ujung (Indonesia)
• hujong (1924-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzuŋ.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /hud͡ʒoŋ/
• (Standard Literary, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /hud͡ʒʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒuŋ, -uŋ

Adjective

hujung (Jawi spelling هوجوڠ, comparative lebih hujung, superlative paling hujung)

1. endmost (last in a series, furthest away)

   hujung minggu ― end of the week

Noun

hujung (Jawi spelling هوجوڠ, plural hujung-hujung or hujung²)

1. tip (extreme top of something)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: hujung/ujung (inherited)

Further reading

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