kabuhulan

Sundanese

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqul (“stopped in its course”).

Noun

kabuhulan

1. to get foreign matter stuck in one's throat; to choke on something

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia