pemadam

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ padam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈmadam]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ma‧dam

Noun

pêmadam (first-person possessive pemadamku, second-person possessive pemadammu, third-person possessive pemadamnya)

1. ellipsis of pemadam api (“fire extinguisher”).
2. ellipsis of pemadam kebakaran (“firefighter”).

Derived terms

• pemadam api
• pemadam kebakaran

 

Further reading

• “pemadam” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Combination of peng- +‎ padam (“to erase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmadam/
• Rhymes: -adam, -dam, -am

Noun

pemadam (Jawi spelling ڤمادم, plural pemadam-pemadam, informal 1st possessive pemadamku, 2nd possessive pemadammu, 3rd possessive pemadamnya)

1. eraser, rubber (tool used to erase writing)

Derived terms

• pemadam api

 

Further reading

• “pemadam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.