pupuk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pupuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊpʊʔ/
• Hyphenation: pu‧puk
• Rhymes: -pʊʔ, -ʊʔ, -ʔ

Noun

pupuk (plural pupuk-pupuk, first-person possessive pupukku, second-person possessive pupukmu, third-person possessive pupuknya)

1. (agriculture) fertilizer, fertiliser:

   Synonym: baja (Standard Malay)

   1. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
   2. A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
2. medicine from plants (leaves and so on) that are ground into a paste, attached to the upper forehead, close to the crown

Derived terms

• dipupuk
• memupuk
• pemupuk
• pemupukan
• terpupuk

 

• pupuk akar
• pupuk alam
• pupuk bawang
• pupuk buatan
• pupuk dasar
• pupuk daun
• pupuk garam
• pupuk hibrida
• pupuk hijau
• pupuk kandang
• pupuk lengkap
• pupuk organik
• pupuk pabrik
• pupuk tabur

 

Further reading

• “pupuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pupuk/, [pupoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uk

Noun

pupuk (Jawi spelling ڤوڤوق, plural pupuk-pupuk, informal 1st possessive pupukku, 2nd possessive pupukmu, 3rd possessive pupuknya)

1. (agriculture) Fertilizer:

   Synonyms: baja, gemuk

   1. A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
   2. A chemical compound created to have the same effect.
2. Medicine from plants (leaves and so on) that are ground into a paste, attached to the upper forehead, close to the crown.

Derived terms

• dipupuk
• memupuk
• pemupuk
• pemupukan
• pupukan

 

Further reading

• “pupuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Reduplication of puk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puˈpuk]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Hyphenation: pu‧puk

Adjective

pupuk (noun form pupuka)

1. holey (being full of holes)

   Synonym: kûar

   • 1622, anonymous author, “Bexigozo ser do rosto”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 55; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:

     Xerobapupuc

     [Xe robapupuk.]

     I'm poxy.

     (literally, “My face is holey.”)

2. self-polluting
3. ejaculated

   ra'ypupuka ― ejaculated semen

Derived terms

• pupuka

 

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “pupuk”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 411, columns 1–2