pembela

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed bela +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay pembela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəm.ˈbe.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: pêm‧be‧la

Noun

pêmbela (plural pembela-pembela)

  1. defender
  2. apologist
  3. advocate
    Synonyms: advokat, pengacara

Etymology 2

Affixed bela +‎ peng-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəm.ˈbe.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: pêm‧bê‧la

Noun

pêmbêla (plural pembela-pembela)

  1. caregiver

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

pem- +‎ bela

Pronunciation

Noun

pembela (Jawi spelling ڤمبلا, plural pembela-pembela, informal 1st possessive pembelaku, 2nd possessive pembelamu, 3rd possessive pembelanya)

  1. defender

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pembela (inherited)

Further reading