pelakon

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ lakon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈlakon/ [pəˈla.kɔn]
• Rhymes: -akon
• Syllabification: pe‧la‧kon

Noun

pelakon (plural pelakon-pelakon)

1. actor; actress

   Synonyms: aktor, aktris, pemeran

Further reading

• “pelakon”, 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

Affixation of peng- +‎ lakon.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Standard Literary, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəˈlakon/ [pəˈla.kon]

  • Audio (MY):

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• Rhymes: -kon, -on
• Hyphenation: pe‧la‧kon

Noun

pelakon (Jawi spelling ڤلاکون, plural pelakon-pelakon or pelakon²)

1. actor; actress

   Synonyms: aktor (Indonesia), pemeran (Indonesia)

References

“pelakon”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

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