penglima

Malay

Etymology

From peng- +‎ lima, old word for “hand” in analogy to penghulu from hulu “head”.

Noun

penglima (Jawi spelling ڤڠليم, plural penglima-penglima, informal 1st possessive penglimaku, 2nd possessive penglimamu, 3rd possessive penglimanya)

1. (archaic, obsolete) adjutant, aide-de-camp or commander-in-chief of an army or a fleet second in immediate authority after a chief executive like a sovereign or tribal leader (penghulu) - archaic form of panglima.

Descendants

• Malay: panglima

See also

• laksamana

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤڠليم pĕnglima or panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 464
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pĕnglima”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 244