pusat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pusat, from Proto-Malayic *pusət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpusat/ [ˈpu.sat̪̚]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -usat
  • Syllabification: pu‧sat

Noun

pusat (plural pusat-pusat)

  1. center, centre
    Synonyms: inti, poros, sentra, sumbu, tengah
    1. the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference
    2. a place where the greater part of some function or activity occurs
  2. (anatomy) navel: the indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth
    Synonym: pusar

Affixed terms

  • berpusat
  • memusat
  • memusatkan
  • pemusat
  • pemusatan
  • sepusat
  • terpusat

Compounds

  • pusat analisis
  • pusat berat
  • pusat berat badan
  • pusat berat segitiga
  • pusat biaya
  • pusat bidai
  • pusat bisnis
  • pusat dalam segitiga
  • pusat data
  • pusat dingin
  • pusat diversifikasi
  • pusat ekonomi
  • pusat gravitasi
  • pusat jala
  • pusat kebudayaan
  • pusat kebugaran
  • pusat kesehatan masyarakat
  • pusat komunikasi
  • pusat latihan
  • pusat layanan
  • pusat lengkung
  • pusat nikmat
  • pusat panas
  • pusat panggilan
  • pusat pemberitaan
  • pusat pembicaraan
  • pusat pemerintahan
  • pusat perbelanjaan
  • pusat perdagangan
  • pusat perhatian
  • pusat perniagaan
  • pusat pertokoan
  • pusat prakiraan
  • pusat produksi siaran
  • pusat ramalan
  • pusat tekanan
  • pusat tenaga listrik
  • pusat tidur
  • pusat tindak
  • pusat usaha

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pusət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pusat/
  • Rhymes: -usat, -sat, -at

Noun

pusat (Jawi spelling ڤوست, plural pusat-pusat)

  1. (anatomy) navel
    Synonym: tengah
  2. centre
    pusat bandar (city centre)
  3. centre (as in a place of an activity)
    Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre)

Adjective

pusat (Jawi spelling ڤوست)

  1. central, middle
    Synonym: tengah

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤوست poesat”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 65-6
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤوست pusat”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 479
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pusat”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 292

Further reading