puyer
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Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French appuyer (“to support”).
Verb[edit]
puyer
- (Saint-Domingue) to support
References[edit]
- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From colloquial Dutch poeier (standard Dutch poeder), from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis. Doublet of puder. Cognate of Afrikaans poeier, Papiamentu: puiru, poeier.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
puyêr (first-person possessive puyerku, second-person possessive puyermu, third-person possessive puyernya)
- powder: the fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay.
Further reading[edit]
- “puyer” 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.
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- Haitian Creole terms inherited from French
- Haitian Creole terms derived from French
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