panglima

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay panglima (“commander; warlord, general”).

Pronunciation

Noun

panglima (plural panglima-panglima)

  1. (military) commander
  2. synonym of hulubalang

Alternative reconstructions

Affixation of lima (“five”) +‎ peng- (“actor”).

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Kedahan dialect form of penglima combining peng- +‎ lima “hand” in analogy to penghulu from hulu “head”.

Noun

panglima (Jawi spelling ڤڠليما, plural panglima-panglima)

  1. (military) commander
  2. warlord, general

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: panglima (inherited)

See also

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤڠليم panglima”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤڠليم pĕnglima or panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 464
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 208

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