kamerad
See also: Kamerad
English
Etymology
German Kamerad (“comrade”), the word that a surrendering German soldier would call out.
Verb
kamerad (third-person singular simple present kamerads, present participle kamerading, simple past and past participle kameraded)
- (intransitive) To surrender, as a German in World War II.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata, from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“a chamber”). Doublet of kamar and kamera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaməˈrat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -rat, -at, -t
- Hyphenation: ka‧mê‧rad
Noun
kamêrad (plural kamerad-kamerad, first-person possessive kameradku, second-person possessive kameradmu, third-person possessive kameradnya)
- comrade:
- a mate, companion, or associate.
- Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
- Synonyms: saudara separtai, teman seperjuangan
- (communism) a fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
- (communism) a non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.
- a mate, companion, or associate.
Alternative forms
- kamberat (rare)
- kambrad (dated)
- kambrat
- kamerat
- kamrad
- kamrad (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “kamerad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.