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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay piung, from Portuguese peão (“pawn”), from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin pedōnem, accusative of pedō (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of pion.
Pronunciation
Noun
piung (plural piung-piung, first-person possessive piungku, second-person possessive piungmu, third-person possessive piungnya)
- (archaic) police.
- Synonym: polisi
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Malay
Etymology
From Portuguese peão (“pawn”), from Old Galician-Portuguese peon, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin pedōnem, accusative of pedō (“one who goes on foot”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of pion.
Pronunciation
Noun
piung (Jawi spelling ڤيوڠ, plural piung-piung, informal 1st possessive piungku, 2nd possessive piungmu, 3rd possessive piungnya)
- (obsolete) A police officer, the police.
- Synonyms: polis, mata-mata
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