pengungsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ ungsi. Attested before 1947.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋ.ˈʊŋ.si/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: pêng‧ung‧si

Noun

pêngungsi (plural pengungsi-pengungsi, first-person possessive pengungsiku, second-person possessive pengungsimu, third-person possessive pengungsinya)

1. refugee

   pengungsi Suriah ― Syrian refugee

Synonyms

• pelarian
• ڤلارين (pelarian) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• pengungsi politik

 

Related terms

• mengungsi (“to evacuate”)

Further reading

• “pengungsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.