pembela

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, first-person possessive pembelaku, second-person possessive pembelamu, third-person possessive pembelanya)

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, first-person possessive pembelaku, second-person possessive pembelamu, third-person possessive pembelanya)

1. caregiver

Further reading

• “pembela” 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.

Malay

Etymology

pem- +‎ bela

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbelə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbela/
• Rhymes: -a

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

• “pembela” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.