pengguna

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ guna. Semantic loan from English user for other senses than “one who uses something”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋˈɡuna/
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: pêng‧gu‧na

Noun

pengguna (plural pengguna-pengguna, first-person possessive penggunaku, second-person possessive penggunamu, third-person possessive penggunanya)

1. user:
   1. One who uses something.
   2. A person who uses illegal drugs.
   3. (computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

Synonyms

• pemakai

Holonyms

• internet

Related terms

• guna, berguna, kegunaan, mempergunakan, menggunakan

References

• “pengguna” 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

Affixed peng- +‎ guna.

Noun

pengguna (plural pengguna-pengguna, informal 1st possessive penggunaku, 2nd possessive penggunamu, 3rd possessive penggunanya)

1. consumer

Synonyms

• konsumen (Indonesian)

Further reading

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