pengemis

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ kemis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəŋəˈmis/ [pə.ŋəˈmɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pe‧nge‧mis

Noun

pengemis

1. beggar (one who begs)

Malay

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Noun

pengemis (Jawi spelling ڤڠميس, plural pengemis-pengemis or pengemis²)

1. beggar

Further reading

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