pacar

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧car

Etymology 1

From Malay pacar.

Noun

pacar (plural pacar-pacar, first-person possessive pacarku, second-person possessive pacarmu, third-person possessive pacarnya)

  1. henna
    1. A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
      Synonym: inai
    2. The leaves of this plant.
      Synonym: inai
    3. A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Betawi pacar, from Malay pacar. Related to etymology 1, due to fact that spouse made their nails red with pacar before marriage in Betawi tradition.

Noun

pacar (plural pacar-pacar, first-person possessive pacarku, second-person possessive pacarmu, third-person possessive pacarnya)

  1. (informal) A male or female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship; boyfriend; girlfriend.
    Synonyms: bokin, kekasih
    Hyponyms: cewek, cowok

Affixed terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

pacar

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦕꦂ