heujeun

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəzən (“to bear down, i.e. in childbirth or defecation”). Cognate of Indonesian ejan, Javanese ngeden, Palauan mechell (“to have a baby”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɤˈd͡ʒɤn/
• Hyphenation: heu‧jeun

Verb

heujeun (Sundanese script ᮠᮩᮏᮩᮔ᮪)

1. to exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth or defecation; to bear down

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (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

• "HEUDJEUN", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij