kempetai
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (kenpeitai, “regiment of military policemen”), from 憲兵 (けんぺい, kenpei, “military police officer”) + 隊 (たい, tai, “squadron, team, group”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kemˈpe.tai̯/
- Hyphenation: kém‧pé‧tai
Noun
kémpétai
- the Kenpeitai, Japan's military police and secret police force from 1881 to 1945
Further reading
- “kempetai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.