buah pinggang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of buah (“product”) +‎ pinggang (“waist”), inherited from Malay buah pinggang, probably calque of Hokkien 腰子 (io-chí, “kidney”, literally “waist + child; son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuah ˈpɪŋɡaŋ]

Noun

buah pinggang (first-person possessive buah pinggangku, second-person possessive buah pinggangmu, third-person possessive buah pinggangnya)

1. (colloquial) kidney.

   Synonym: ginjal

Further reading

• “buah pinggang” 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): /buah piŋɡaŋ/

Noun

buah pinggang

1. (anatomy) kidney (an organ in the body)

Synonyms

• ginjal
• kerinjal

Descendants

• Indonesian: buah pinggang

Further reading

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