kempetai
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (kenpeitai, “regiment of military policemen”), from 憲兵 (けんぺい, kenpei, “military police officer”) + 隊 (たい, tai, “squadron, team, group”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkémpétai
- the Kenpeitai, Japan's military police and secret police force from 1881 to 1945
Further reading
edit- “kempetai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.