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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed per- + laku. The sense of crime is a semantic loan from Dutch dader.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈlaku/
- Rhymes: -ku, -u
- Hyphenation: pê‧la‧ku
Noun
pêlaku (plural pelaku-pelaku, first-person possessive pelakuku, second-person possessive pelakumu, third-person possessive pelakunya)
- one who acts, actor, doer
- actor: A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer.
- Synonyms: pemain, pemeran
- (law enforcement) suspect, culprit, perpetrator
- Synonym: tersangka
- Pelaku penembakan masal telah diamankan. ― The suspect of the mass shooting has been apprehended.
- subject
- Synonym: subyek
- agent:
- (sociology) an individual engaging with the social structure.
- (philosophy) agent performs for a purpose, that is guided by the person's intention.
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