pencuri

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pencuri. Equivalent to peng- +‎ curi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃuri/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃu.ri]

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• Rhymes: -uri
• Syllabification: pen‧cu‧ri

Noun

pencuri (plural pencuri-pencuri)

1. thief

   Synonym: maling

Further reading

• “pencuri”, 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- +‎ curi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃuri/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃu.ri]
• Rhymes: -uri, -i
• Hyphenation: pen‧cu‧ri

Noun

pencuri (Jawi spelling ڤنچوري, plural pencuri-pencuri or pencuri²)

1. thief

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pencuri (inherited)

Further reading

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