pembaca

pembaca

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ baca, from Malay pembaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmˈbat͡ʃa/
• Hyphenation: pêm‧ba‧ca
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃa, -a

Noun

pêmbaca (first-person possessive pembacaku, second-person possessive pembacamu, third-person possessive pembacanya)

1. reader:
   1. a person who reads.
   2. a person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
   3. a proofreader.
   4. any device that reads something

Further reading

• “pembaca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

pem- +‎ baca

Noun

pembaca (Jawi spelling ڤمباچ‎, plural pembaca-pembaca, informal 1st possessive pembacaku, 2nd possessive pembacamu, 3rd possessive pembacanya)

1. reader

Descendants

• Indonesian: pembaca

Further reading

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