heujeun

== Sundanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qəzən (“to bear down, i.e. in childbirth or defecation”). Cognate with Indonesian ejan, Javanese ngeden, and Palauan mechell (“to have a baby”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɤˈd͡ʒɤn/ Hyphenation: heu‧jeun === Verb === heujeun (Sundanese script ᮠᮩᮏᮩᮔ᮪) to exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth or defecation; to bear down === Further reading === "heujeun" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia "HEUDJEUN", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij