koyak

English

Etymology

From Malay koyak.

Adjective

koyak (comparative more koyak, superlative most koyak)

1. (Singlish) spoilt

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay koyak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkojaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ko‧yak

Adjective

koyak

1. torn

   Synonyms: cabik, robek, sobek

Derived terms

• dikoyak
• koyak-koyak
• mengoyak
• mengoyak-ngoyak
• mengoyak-ngoyakkan
• pengoyak
• terkoyak

 

• koyak moyak

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.jaʔ/
• Rhymes: -ojaʔ, -jaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ko‧yak

• Audio (MY)

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Verb

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق)

1. to tear
2. (Kelantan) to peel fruit

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kekoyakan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• koyak-koyak [reduplication] (redup)
• mengoyak [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengoyak-mengoyak [agent focus + reduplication] (meN- + redup)
• mengoyakkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• mengoyak-mengoyakkan [agent focus + reduplication + causative benefactive] (meN- + redup + -kan)
• terkoyak [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• koyak rabak

Adjective

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق)

1. Being in the state of torn apart
2. (slang) disappointed or angry with oneself; butthurt

   Synonym: tersinggung

Descendants

• Indonesian: koyak
• → English: koyak

Further reading

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