preman
English
Etymology
From Indonesian preman, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”). Doublet of freeman.
Noun
preman (plural premans or premen)
- A member of an organized criminal gang in Indonesia.
Anagrams
- Perman
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch vrijman (“freeman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprɛ.man]
- Hyphenation: prè‧man
Noun
prèman (first-person possessive premanku, second-person possessive premanmu, third-person possessive premannya)
- freeman,
- not part of government.
- Synonyms: partikelir, swasta
- not part of military.
- Synonyms: partikelir, sipil
- not part of government.
- property of a freeman.
- (colloquial) criminal.
- Synonym: penjahat
Descendants
- → English: preman
Further reading
- “preman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.