pramusiwi

Indonesian

Etymology

pramu- +‎ Old Javanese siwi (“anak”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pramuˈsiwi/ [pra.muˈsi.wi]
• Rhymes: -iwi
• Syllabification: pra‧mu‧si‧wi

Noun

pramusiwi (plural pramusiwi-pramusiwi)

1. babysitter

   Synonym: pengasuh anak

Further reading

• “pramusiwi” 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.