marsekal
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch maarschalk (compare Afrikaans maarskalk), from Middle Dutch maerschalc, maerscalc, marscalc, from Old Dutch mariskalk, from Proto-West Germanic *marhaskalk (compare French maréchal), from Proto-Germanic *marhaz (“horse”) + *skalkaz (“servant, knight”).
Pronunciation
Noun
marsêkal (uncountable)
- marshal:
- (military) a military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States
Alternative forms
- marsyal (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “marsekal” 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.