pasung

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasuəŋ/

Verb

pasung

1. to rape

   Synonym: bajau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pasung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpasuŋ/ [ˈpa.sʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -asuŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧sung

Noun

pasúng (plural pasung-pasung)

1. pillory
2. straitjacket
3. incarceration

Derived terms

• berpasung
• memasung
• memasungkan
• pasungan
• pemasungan
• terpasung

Further reading

• “pasung”, 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