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Inherited from Malay pusat, from Proto-Malayic *pusət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpusat/ [ˈpu.sat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -usat
• Syllabification: pu‧sat

pusat (plural pusat-pusat)

1. center, centre

   Synonyms: inti, poros, sentra, sumbu, tengah

   1. the point in the interior of a circle or sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
   2. a place where the greater part of some function or activity occurs.
2. (anatomy) navel: the indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

   Synonym: pusar

• “pusat” 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.

From Proto-Malayic *pusət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

• IPA^(key): /pusat/
• Rhymes: -usat, -sat, -at

pusat (Jawi spelling ڤوست, plural pusat-pusat, informal 1st possessive pusatku, 2nd possessive pusatmu, 3rd possessive pusatnya)

1. (anatomy) navel
2. centre

   pusat bandar (city centre)

3. centre (as in a place of an activity)

   Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre)

• tengah (centre, direction)
• bangunan (building), jabatan (office)

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