# puasa
## Acehnese
### Etymology

From Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

### Noun

puasa
* fast, fasting

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pu‧a‧sa
* IPA: /puˈʔasa/ [pʊˈʔa.s̪ɐ]

### Verb

puasa
* to fast
** 2018 — Barrita, Eddie O., Tuig sa Earth Dog (15 February), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, SuperBalita Cebu
    Ang mga Katoliko nga nagpangedaron gikan sa 14 ngadto sa 60 anyos magpuasa sa pagkaon og karne sa tanang Biyernes sud sa kuwaresma lakip sa Miyerkoles sa Badlis ug Biyernes Santo. Pero exempted and mga Katoliko sa Sugbo karong adlawa. Padayon ang kumbira sa Chinese New Year.
* (by extension) to abstain
** 2016 — Nagpuasa sa Sex (22 April), Tambagi Ko Noy Tikyo, SuperBalita
    Ang akong problema karon kay nagpuasa ko og sex di lang sa mga babaye nga makita sa daplin, apil na ang akong asawa kay mahadlok kong matakdan siya.

### Noun

puasa
* fasting
** 2012 — Sarabosing, Ramon Jorge B., Ulan, Baha, Brown-out (19 April), Tingog sa Suba, MindaViews, MindaNews
    […] / walay tv, sounds, internet / lupig pa ang puasa / sa semana santa / puwerting hasola / […]
** 2015 — Cañete, Prescil I., Puasa (26 March), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, SuperBalita Cebu
    “Motuo man mog puasa. Binuang kanang puasa-puasa. Among-among kana sa lawas.”
* (by extension) abstinence

#### Derived terms

* pagpuasa
* tingpuasa

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa). Doublet of upawasa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpua̯sa]
* Hyphenation: pua‧sa
* Rhymes: -sa, -a

### Verb

puasa
* to fast.

### Noun

puasa (plural puasa-puasa)
* fasting
** (Islam) one of the five pillars of Islam
    Synonym: saum

### Derived terms

* berpuasa
* dipuasakan
* keberpuasaan
* memuasakan
* Hari Raya Puasa
* puasa apit
* puasa fardu
* puasa pati geni
* puasa Ramadan
* puasa sunah
* puasa wajib

### Further reading

* “puasa” 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.

## Maguindanao
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /ˈpuasa/ [ˈpuʌ.ʂʌ]
* Rhymes: -asa
* Syllabification: pua‧sa

### Noun

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤُوَاْسَ)
* fasting

#### Derived terms

* pepuasa

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /puasa/
* Rhymes: -asa, -sa

### Noun

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤواسا, plural puasa-puasa, informal 1st possessive puasaku, 2nd possessive puasamu, 3rd possessive puasanya)
* fasting

### Verb

puasa (Jawi spelling ڤواسا)
* to fast

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berpuasa [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* Bulan Puasa
* Hari Raya Puasa

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: puasa
* → Acehnese: puasa
* → Cebuano: puasa
* → Maguindanao: puasa
* → Tausug: puasa

### Further reading

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

## Tausug
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa).

### Verb

puasa
* to fast

### Noun

puasa
* fasting

### Derived terms

* magpuasa
* pagpuasahan