pemadam api
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pemadam (“extinguisher”) + api (“fire”), inherited from Malay pemadam api.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.ˈma.dam ˈa.pi/
Noun
pemadam api (plural pemadam-pemadam api)
Further reading
- “pemadam api”, 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
Compound of pemadam (“extinguisher”) + api (“fire”).
Noun
pemadam api (plural pemadam-pemadam api)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: pemadam api (inherited)
Further reading
- “pemadam api”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017