difabel
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English differently able, coined by Indonesian researcher, writer and consultant Mansour Fakih 1990s.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdifabêl (first-person possessive difabelku, second-person possessive difabelmu, third-person possessive difabelnya)
- (euphemistic) disabled people.
- Synonyms: penyandang cacat, penyandang disabilitas
Further reading
edit- “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.