Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Affixed bela +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay pembela.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pəm.ˈbe.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: pêm‧be‧la

Noun

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pêmbela (plural pembela-pembela, first-person possessive pembelaku, second-person possessive pembelamu, third-person possessive pembelanya)

  1. defender
  2. apologist
  3. advocate
    Synonyms: advokat, pengacara

Etymology 2

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Affixed bela +‎ peng-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pəm.ˈbe.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: pêm‧bê‧la

Noun

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pêmbêla (plural pembela-pembela, first-person possessive pembelaku, second-person possessive pembelamu, third-person possessive pembelanya)

  1. caregiver

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Malay

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Etymology

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pem- +‎ bela

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pembela (Jawi spelling ڤمبلا, plural pembela-pembela, informal 1st possessive pembelaku, 2nd possessive pembelamu, 3rd possessive pembelanya)

  1. defender

Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: pembela (inherited)

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