berpunya

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ punya.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bərpuɲa/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bəpuɲə]
Rhymes: -ɲa, -a
Hyphenation: ber‧pu‧nya

Verb

berpunya (Jawi spelling برڤوڽا)

to have an owner
to be rich
Synonyms: berada, kaya
to already be taken or married; to already have a spouse; to have already been engaged to someone

Further reading

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

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