puyer
Haitian Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French appuyer (“to support”).
Verb
[edit]puyer
- (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
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Etymology
[edit]From colloquial Dutch poeier (standard Dutch poeder), from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis. Doublet of puder. Cognate of Afrikaans poeier, Papiamentu: puiru, poeier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]puyêr (uncountable)
- 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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