preman
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English
Etymology
From Indonesian preman, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”). Doublet of freeman.
Noun
preman (plural premans or premen)
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
preman
- inflection of premer:
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch vrijman (“freeman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prèman (first-person possessive premanku, second-person possessive premanmu, third-person possessive premannya)
- freeman,
- not part of government.
- Synonyms: partikelir, swasta
- not part of military.
- Synonyms: partikelir, sipil
- not part of government.
- property of a freeman.
- (colloquial) criminal.
- Synonym: penjahat
Descendants
- → English: preman
Further reading
- “preman” 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.