pemeluk

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ peluk, from Malay pemeluk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pə.mə.lʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -əlʊk̚
• Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧luk

Noun

pêmêluk (first-person possessive pemelukku, second-person possessive pemelukmu, third-person possessive pemeluknya)

1. someone who hug
2. believer of religion

Synonyms

• penganut
• penghayat

Further reading

• “pemeluk” 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.