pembunuh

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ bunuh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbunuh/ [pəmˈbu.nʊh]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -unuh
• Syllabification: pem‧bu‧nuh

Noun

pêmbunuh

1. killer (one who or that which kills)
2. murderer (a person who commits murder)

Derived terms

Compound terms

• pembunuh bayaran
• pembunuh berantai
• pembunuh waktu

Further reading

• “pembunuh”, 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

peng- +‎ bunuh

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pəmbunoh/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəmbunoh/
• Rhymes: -unoh, -noh, -oh

Noun

pembunuh (Jawi spelling ڤمبونوه, plural pembunuh-pembunuh or pembunuh²)

1. killer (person who kills), murderer (person who commits murder)