pusar

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

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

pusar (plural pusar-pusar)

1. (anatomy) navel

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

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

pusar (Jawi spelling ڤوسر, plural pusar-pusar)

1. (anatomy) navel

• pusaran

• Indonesian: pusar
• North Moluccan Malay: pusa

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

pusar m

1. indefinite plural of pus