heujeun

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəzən (“to bear down, i.e. in childbirth or defecation”). Cognate of Indonesian ejan, Javanese ngeden, Palauan mechell (“to have a baby”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɤˈd͡ʒɤn/
  • Hyphenation: heu‧jeun

Verb

heujeun (Sundanese script ᮠᮩᮏᮩᮔ᮪)

  1. to exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth or defecation; to bear down

Further reading

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