puyer
Haitian Creole
editEtymology
editFrom French appuyer (“to support”).
Verb
editpuyer
- (Saint-Domingue) to support
References
edit- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom colloquial Dutch poeier (standard Dutch poeder), from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis. Doublet of puder. Cognate of Afrikaans poeier, Papiamentu: puiru, poeier.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpuyêr (first-person possessive puyerku, second-person possessive puyermu, third-person possessive puyernya)
- powder: the fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay.
Further reading
edit- “puyer” 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.
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