foya

See also: føya

Indonesian

Etymology

Possibly from Portuguese folia.

Noun

foya (first-person possessive foyaku, second-person possessive foyamu, third-person possessive foyanya)

spendthrift, prodigal, being a wastrel

Verb

foya (often used in the form foya-foya)

to be wasteful, spending money and wealth recklessly

Derived terms

berfoya-foya

Further reading

“foya” 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.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese folha and Kabuverdianu folia.

Noun

foya

leaf
sheet of paper

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