sandera

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay [Term?]

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsandəra/ [ˈsan.də.ra]
• Rhymes: -andəra
• Syllabification: san‧de‧ra

Noun

sandera (plural sandera-sandera)

1. hostage
2. prisoner for debt

Derived terms

• disandera
• disanderakan
• menyandera
• menyanderakan
• penyandera
• penyanderaan
• sanderaan
• tersandera

 

Further reading

• “sandera” 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.