pramuka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese pramuka (ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ, “leader”), from Old Javanese pramukha (“chief; take a stand against”), from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, respectable man, sage”). Reconstructed as pra- +‎ muka.

• Backronym of praja (“servant”) +‎ muda (“young”) +‎ कारण (kāraṇa) (“action”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /praˈmuka/ [praˈmu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: pra‧mu‧ka

Noun

pramuka (plural pramuka-pramuka)

1. (scouting) scouting, the Scout movement

   Synonyms: kepanduan, kepramukaan, gerakan kepanduan

2. scouting, the activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
3. (scouting) scout, a member of scouting

   Synonym: pengakap (Malay)

Derived terms

• berpramuka
• kepramukaan

• pramuka utama

Further reading

• “pramuka”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

pramuka

1. romanization of ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ