gembala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gembala, possible used infix - + -em-, possibly through a Middle Indo-Aryan language, ultimately from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd, earth-protector”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəmˈbala]
- Hyphenation: gêm‧ba‧la
Noun
gêmbala (first-person possessive gembalaku, second-person possessive gembalamu, third-person possessive gembalanya)
- herder, one who herds.
- (figuratively, Christianity) saviour, shepherd
Affixed terms
- menggembalakan
- penggembala
- penggembalaan
Further reading
- “gembala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd, earth-protector”), possibly through a Middle Indo-Aryan language.
Noun
gembala (Jawi spelling ݢمبالا, plural gembala-gembala, informal 1st possessive gembalaku, 2nd possessive gembalamu, 3rd possessive gembalanya)
- herder
Further reading
- “gembala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.