pemain

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ main (“to play”), inherited from Malay pemain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.main/
• Hyphenation: pê‧main

Noun

pemain

1. player

Related terms

• bermain
• main
• memainkan
• permainan

Further reading

• “pemain”, 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

peN- (agentive) +‎ main (“to play”).

Noun

pemain (Jawi spelling ڤماءين, plural pemain-pemain or pemain²)

1. player

Further reading

• "pemain" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "pemain" at PRPM first version)