pemadam

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- + padam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈmadam]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ma‧dam

Noun

pêmadam (first-person possessive pemadamku, second-person possessive pemadammu, third-person possessive pemadamnya)

  1. ellipsis of pemadam api (fire extinguisher).
  2. ellipsis of pemadam kebakaran (firefighter).

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Malay

Etymology

Combination of peng- + padam (to erase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəmadam/
  • Rhymes: -adam, -dam, -am

Noun

pemadam (Jawi spelling ڤمادم, plural pemadam-pemadam, informal 1st possessive pemadamku, 2nd possessive pemadammu, 3rd possessive pemadamnya)

  1. eraser, rubber (tool used to erase writing)

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