pemadam kebakaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pemadam (“extinguisher”) +‎ kebakaran (“fire”), calque of Dutch brandblusser (“fire extinguisher”, literally “fire + one who extinguished fires, an extinguisher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈmadam kəbaˈkaran]

Noun

pemadam kebakaran (first-person possessive pemadam kebakaranku, second-person possessive pemadam kebakaranmu, third-person possessive pemadam kebakarannya)

1. (colloquial) ellipsis of alat pemadam kebakaran (“fire extinguisher”).
2. firefighter.

Derived terms

• alat pemadam kebakaran
• dinas pemadam kebakaran
• mobil pemadam kebakaran
• stasiun pemadam kebakaran

 

Further reading

• “pemadam kebakaran” 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.