usung

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)

  1. to carry (to lift something and take it to another place or to transport something by lifting)
    Synonyms: bawa, angkat
  2. to support a candidate or candidate pair in a political contestation (by political parties or important figures)
  3. to have, to use or to address a theme or a title in a activity (debate, carnaval, etc)
    Synonyms: angkat, pakai
  4. to show artworks (in a art show, etc)
    Synonym: pamer
  5. 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

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /usoŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /usʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -usoŋ, -soŋ, -oŋ

Verb

usung (Jawi spelling اوسوڠ)

  1. to carry (to transport (coffin, stretcher, litter, etc) by lifting)

Derived terms

Further reading

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