difabel

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English differently able, coined by Indonesian researcher, writer and consultant Mansour Fakih 1990s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈfabəl/
• Hyphenation: di‧fa‧bêl

Noun

difabêl (first-person possessive difabelku, second-person possessive difabelmu, third-person possessive difabelnya)

1. (euphemistic) disabled people.

   Synonyms: penyandang cacat, penyandang disabilitas

Further reading

• “difabel” 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.