pusar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pusar, from Javanese puser, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj. Doublet of pusat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpusar/ [ˈpu.sar]
• Rhymes: -usar
• Syllabification: pu‧sar

Noun

pusar (plural pusar-pusar)

1. (anatomy) navel

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese puser, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj. Doublet of pusat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpusa(r)/ [ˈpu.sa(r)]
• Rhymes: -usar
• Hyphenation: pu‧sar

Noun

pusar (Jawi spelling ڤوسر, plural pusar-pusar or pusar²)

1. (anatomy) navel

Derived terms

• pusaran

Descendants

• Indonesian: pusar
• North Moluccan Malay: pusa

Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pusar m

1. indefinite plural of pus

Sri Lankan Creole Malay

Noun

pusar

1. navel

References

• Sebastian Nordhoff, editor (2012), The Genesis of Sri Lanka Malay: A Case of Extreme Language Contact, Brill, →ISBN, page 159