pembangkang

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ bangkang, from Malay pembangkang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmˈbaŋkaŋ/
• Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bang‧kang

Noun

pêmbangkang (plural pembangkang-pembangkang, first-person possessive pembangkangku, second-person possessive pembangkangmu, third-person possessive pembangkangnya)

1. rebel, insurgent
2. dissident, dissenter

   Synonyms: penentang, penyanggah

Further reading

• “pembangkang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.