koyak

English

Etymology

From Malay koyak.

Adjective

koyak (comparative more koyak, superlative most koyak)

1. (Singlish) spoilt, damaged

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay koyak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkojaʔ/ [ˈko.jaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ojaʔ
• Syllabification: ko‧yak

Adjective

koyak (comparative lebih koyak, superlative paling koyak)

1. torn

   Synonyms: cabik, robek, sobek

Derived terms

Affixations

• dikoyak
• koyak-koyak
• mengoyak
• mengoyak-ngoyak
• mengoyak-ngoyakkan
• pengoyak
• terkoyak

Compounds

• koyak moyak

Further reading

• “koyak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The sense of "butthurt" was popularised in 2021 after an exchange in Twitter between Malaysian pro-Palestine activists and an Israeli government official.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkojak/ [ˈko.jaʔ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ojaʔ, -jaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ko‧yak

Verb

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق)

1. to tear
2. (Kelantan) to peel fruit

Derived terms

Affixations

• kekoyakan
• koyak-koyak
• mengoyak
• mengoyak-mengoyak
• mengoyak-mengoyakkan
• mengoyakkan
• terkoyak

Compounds

• koyak rabak

Adjective

koyak (Jawi spelling کويق, comparative lebih koyak, superlative paling koyak)

1. Being in the state of torn apart
2. frustrated
3. (slang) disappointed or angry with oneself; butthurt, triggered

   Synonym: tersinggung

Descendants

• > Indonesian: koyak (inherited)
• → English: koyak

Further reading

• "koyak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• The Word ‘Koyak’ Is Now Part Of Urban Dictionary, World of Buzz
• Perkataan ‘koyak’ masuk Urban Dictionary, Kosmo