bhayangkara

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit भयङ्कर (bhayaṅkara, “fearful, falcon, owl”). Doublet of bayangkara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bajaŋˈkara/ [ba.jaŋˈka.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: bha‧yang‧ka‧ra
• Homophone: bayangkara

Noun

bhayangkara (first-person possessive bhayangkaraku, second-person possessive bhayangkaramu, third-person possessive bhayangkaranya)

1. (law enforcement) patrolman

Related terms

• bayangkara

 

Further reading

• “bhayangkara” 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.