koyak

English

Etymology

From Malay koyak.

Adjective

koyak (comparative more koyak, superlative most koyak)

  1. (Singlish) spoilt, damaged

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay koyak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkojaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧yak

Adjective

koyak (comparative lebih koyak, superlative paling koyak)

  1. torn
    Synonyms: cabik, robek, sobek

Derived terms

  • dikoyak
  • koyak-koyak
  • mengoyak
  • mengoyak-ngoyak
  • mengoyak-ngoyakkan
  • pengoyak
  • terkoyak
  • koyak moyak

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The sense of "butthurt" was popularised in 2021 after an exchange in Twitter between Malaysian pro-Palestine activists and an Israeli government official.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.jaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -ojaʔ, -jaʔ, -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧yak
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Verb

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق)

  1. to tear
  2. (Kelantan-Pattani) to peel fruit

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kekoyakan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • koyak-koyak [reduplication] (redup)
  • mengoyak [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengoyak-mengoyak [agent focus + reduplication] (meN- + redup)
  • mengoyakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • mengoyak-mengoyakkan [agent focus + reduplication + causative benefactive] (meN- + redup + -kan)
  • terkoyak [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • koyak rabak

Adjective

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق)

  1. Being in the state of torn apart
  2. frustrated
  3. (slang) disappointed or angry with oneself; butthurt, triggered
    Synonym: tersinggung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: koyak
  • → English: koyak

Further reading

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