narasumber

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed nara- +‎ sumber (“source”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /naraˈsumbər/ [na.raˈsum.bər]
• Rhymes: -umbər
• Syllabification: na‧ra‧sum‧ber

Noun

narasumber (plural narasumber-narasumber)

1. (literally) the person from which information comes; a source
2. one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer; an informant
3. (extension) someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions; an interviewee

Alternative forms

• narsum

Further reading

• “narasumber”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016