pembunuh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pembunuh, from Classical Malay pembunuh. Equivalent to peng- +‎ bunuh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəmˈbu.nʊh]
• Rhymes: -unʊh, -nʊh, -ʊh
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bu‧nuh

Noun

pembunuh (plural para pembunuh, pembunuh-pembunuh, first-person possessive pembunuhku, second-person possessive pembunuhmu, third-person possessive pembunuhnya)

1. killer (one who or that which kills)

Further reading

• “pembunuh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ bunuh

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pəmbunoh/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəmbunoh/
• Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh

Noun

pembunuh (Jawi spelling ڤمبونوه, plural pembunuh-pembunuh, informal 1st possessive pembunuhku, 2nd possessive pembunuhmu, 3rd possessive pembunuhnya)

1. killer (person who kills), murderer (person who commits murder)