puasa

Acehnese

Etymology

From Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Noun

puasa

1. fast, fasting

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pu‧a‧sa
• IPA^(key): /puˈʔasa/ [pʊˈʔa.s̪ɐ]

Verb

puasa

1. to fast
2. (by extension) to abstain

Noun

puasa

1. fasting
2. (by extension) abstinence

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ceb.

Derived terms

• pagpuasa
• tingpuasa

 

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa). Doublet of upawasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpua̯sa]
• Hyphenation: pua‧sa
• Rhymes: -sa, -a

Verb

puasa

1. to fast.

Noun

puasa (plural puasa-puasa)

1. fasting
   1. (Islam) one of the five pillars of Islam

      Synonym: saum

Derived terms

• berpuasa
• dipuasakan
• keberpuasaan
• memuasakan

 

• Hari Raya Puasa
• puasa apit
• puasa fardu
• puasa pati geni
• puasa Ramadan
• puasa sunah
• puasa wajib

 

Further reading

• “puasa” 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.

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈpuasa/ [ˈpuʌ.ʂʌ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: pua‧sa

Noun

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤُوَاْسَ)

1. fasting

Derived terms

• pepuasa

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puasa/
• Rhymes: -asa, -sa

Noun

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤواسا, plural puasa-puasa, informal 1st possessive puasaku, 2nd possessive puasamu, 3rd possessive puasanya)

1. fasting

Verb

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤواسا)

1. to fast

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berpuasa [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• Bulan Puasa
• Hari Raya Puasa

Descendants

• Indonesian: puasa
• → Acehnese: puasa
• → Cebuano: puasa
• → Maguindanao: puasa
• → Tausug: puasa

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

Verb

puasa

1. to fast

Noun

puasa

1. fasting

Derived terms

• magpuasa
• pagpuasahan