penjelas

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ jelas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pən.d͡ʒə.las]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: pen‧je‧las

Noun

penjelas (Jawi spelling ڤنجلس, plural penjelas-penjelas or penjelas²)

1. Someone who clarifies something; a clarifier.
2. Something that settles a debt and so on.

Further reading

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