piung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese peão (pawn), from Old 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

  • IPA(key): [ˈpiʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: piung

Noun

piung (plural piung-piung, first-person possessive piungku, second-person possessive piungmu, third-person possessive piungnya)

  1. (archaic) police.
    Synonym: polisi

Further reading

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