Puy-an

to populate; to inhabitverb

Alternative meanings

to populate; to inhabit; to occupy a place with people; to fill with population; to settle people in a territory

Pronunciation

POOY-an

Root and affixes

From puyo, to live or reside. Puy-an focuses on the place being inhabited or populated.

Variants or conjugations

puy-an; make people live there; fill with people; colonize; live

Related words and expressions

live; person; town or city; population; place

Meaning and usage notes

For poblar as “to inhabit,” puy-an works well. For actively settling people in a place, papuy-on or pun-on og tawo can be clearer. Kolonisar means colonize and has a different nuance.