pembela

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed bela +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay pembela.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbela/ [pəmˈbe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: pem‧be‧la

Noun

pêmbéla (plural pembela-pembela)

1. defender
2. apologist
3. advocate

   Synonyms: advokat, pengacara

Etymology 2

Affixed bela +‎ peng-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpəmbəla/ [ˈpəm.bə.la]
• Rhymes: -əmbəla
• Syllabification: pem‧be‧la

Noun

pêmbêla (plural pembela-pembela)

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)

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.