pembunuh berantai

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pembunuh (“killer”) +‎ berantai (“chained”), literally “chained killer”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəm.bu.nʊh bəˈran.tai̯/

Noun

pêmbunuh bêrantai

1. serial killer (a person who commits multiple (more than two) murders, especially similar ones with no obvious motive over a period of time with a "cooling-off" period between each murder)

Synonyms

• pembunuh bersiri (Standard Malaysian Malay)

Further reading

• “pembunuh berantai” 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.