usung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay usung, from Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ (“carry between two persons”). Compare to Tagalog usong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈusuŋ/ [ˈu.sʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -usuŋ
• Syllabification: u‧sung

Verb

usung (active mengusung, passive diusung)

1. to carry (to lift something and take it to another place or to transport something by lifting)

   Synonyms: bawa, angkat

2. to support a candidate or candidate pair in a political contestation (by political parties or important figures)
3. to have, to use or to address a theme or a title in a activity (debate, carnaval, etc)

   Synonyms: angkat, pakai

4. to show artworks (in a art show, etc)

   Synonym: pamer

5. to sport (to display; to have as a notable feature)

   Monitor ini mengusung resolusi WQHD ― The monitor sports WQHD resolution

Derived terms

• berusung (“to sit on a royal chair”) (archaic)
• pengusung (“carrier, transporter”)
• pengusungan (“carrying, transporting”)
• usungan (“something that is carried or transported; carrier, transporter”)

 

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qusuŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “usung” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *husuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusuŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /usoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /usʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -usoŋ, -soŋ, -oŋ

Verb

usung (Jawi spelling اوسوڠ)

1. to carry (to transport (coffin, stretcher, litter, etc) by lifting)

Derived terms

• usungan
• berusung
• mengusung

Further reading

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