pacar
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Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
pacar (plural pacar-pacar, first-person possessive pacarku, second-person possessive pacarmu, third-person possessive pacarnya)
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Betawi pacar, from Malay pacar. Related to etymology 1, due to fact that spouse made their nails red with pacar before marriage in Betawi tradition.
Noun[edit]
pacar (plural pacar-pacar, first-person possessive pacarku, second-person possessive pacarmu, third-person possessive pacarnya)
- (informal) A male or female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship; boyfriend; girlfriend.
Affixed terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pacar” 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.
Javanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
pacar
- Romanization of ꦥꦕꦂ