pengacara

peng- +‎ acara (“court examination”).

• IPA^(key): [pəŋˈat͡ʃa.ra]
• Hyphenation: pêng‧aca‧ra
• Rhymes: -ra, -a

pêngacara

1. lawyer, advocate

   Synonyms: peguam, advokat

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengacara.

• “pengacara” 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.

peng- +‎ acara (“event”).

pengacara (Jawi spelling ڤڠاچارا, plural pengacara-pengacara, informal 1st possessive pengacaraku, 2nd possessive pengacaramu, 3rd possessive pengacaranya)

1. master of ceremonies

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengacara.

• “pengacara” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.