pahlawan super

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pahlawan +‎ super, from Persian پهلوان (pahlawān, “paladin”) + Dutch super (“great, super”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pah‧la‧wan‧su‧per

Noun

pahlawan super (first-person possessive pahlawan superku, second-person possessive pahlawan supermu, third-person possessive pahlawan supernya)

1. superhero

   Synonym: adiwira

Further reading

• “pahlawan super” 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.