punggung

Indonesian

punggung seorang laki-laki
- a man's back

Etymology

From Malay punggung. Cognate with Acehnese punggông and Sundanese tonggong.

Noun

punggung (first-person possessive punggungku, second-person possessive punggungmu, third-person possessive punggungnya)

1. (anatomy) back; the rear of the body;

See also

• pinggang

Further reading

• “punggung” 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.