anak buah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of anak (“child”) +‎ buah (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌanak ˈbuah/ [ˌa.nak̚ ˈbu.ah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: a‧nak bu‧ah

Noun

anak buah (first-person possessive anak buahku, second-person possessive anak buahmu, third-person possessive anak buahnya)

1. subordinate

Derived terms

• anak buah kapal