panglima

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay panglima (“commander; warlord, general”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /paŋˈlima/ [paŋˈli.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: pang‧li‧ma

Noun

panglima (plural panglima-panglima)

1. (military) commander
2. synonym of hulubalang

Alternative reconstructions

Affixation of lima (“five”) +‎ peng- (“actor”).

Derived terms

• kepanglimaan

• panglima komando
• panglima laut
• panglima pasukan
• panglima perang
• panglima tentara
• panglima tertinggi
• panglima TNI

Further reading

• “panglima”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Kedahan dialect form of penglima combining peng- +‎ lima “hand” in analogy to penghulu from hulu “head”.

Noun

panglima (Jawi spelling ڤڠليما, plural panglima-panglima or panglima²)

1. (military) commander
2. warlord, general

Descendants

• > Indonesian: panglima (inherited)

See also

• penglima
• laksamana

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤڠليم panglima”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤڠليم pĕnglima or panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 464
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 208

Further reading

• "panglima" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017