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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay usung, from Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ (“carry between two persons”). Compare to Tagalog usong.
Pronunciation
Verb
usung (active mengusung, passive diusung)
- to carry (to lift something and take it to another place or to transport something by lifting)
- Synonyms: bawa, angkat
- to support a candidate or candidate pair in a political contestation (by political parties or important figures)
- to have, to use or to address a theme or a title in a activity (debate, carnaval, etc)
- Synonyms: angkat, pakai
- to show artworks (in a art show, etc)
- Synonym: pamer
- to sport (to display; to have as a notable feature)
- Monitor ini mengusung resolusi WQHD ― The monitor sports WQHD resolution
Derived terms
- berusung (“to sit on a royal chair”) (archaic)
- pengusung (“carrier, transporter”)
- pengusungan (“carrying, transporting”)
- usungan (“something that is carried or transported; carrier, transporter”)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qusuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ.
Pronunciation
Verb
usung (Jawi spelling اوسوڠ)
- to carry (to transport (coffin, stretcher, litter, etc) by lifting)
Derived terms
Further reading