pelacur
Indonesian
Etymology
Fromper- + lacur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.la.t͡ʃʊr/
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃʊr, -t͡ʃʊr, -ʊr
Noun
pelacur (first-person possessive pelacurku, second-person possessive pelacurmu, third-person possessive pelacurnya)
- prostitute
- (vulgar) whore
Synonyms
- (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur
Further reading
- “pelacur” 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 pe- + lacur.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pəlat͡ʃo(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pəlat͡ʃʊ(r)/
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃo(r), -t͡ʃo(r), -o(r)
Noun
pelacur (Jawi spelling ڤلاچور, plural pelacur-pelacur, informal 1st possessive pelacurku, 2nd possessive pelacurmu, 3rd possessive pelacurnya)
- prostitute (a person having sex for profit)
Further reading
- “pelacur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.