potong

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay potong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putuŋ.

Verb

potong (active memotong)

1. to cut, cut off

Derived terms

• memotong
• pemotong
• potong-potong
• potongan
• sepotong

 

Noun

potong (first-person possessive potongku, second-person possessive potongmu, third-person possessive potongnya)

1. piece, cut (e.g. of cake)

Further reading

• “potong” 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.