pramuka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese pramuka (ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ, “leader”), from Old Javanese pramukha (“chief; take a stand against”), from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, respectable man, sage”). Reconstructed as pra- +‎ muka.

• Backronym of praja (“servant”) +‎ muda (“young”) +‎ कारण (kāraṇa) (“action”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /praˈmuka/ [praˈmu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: pra‧mu‧ka

Noun

pramuka (first-person possessive pramukaku, second-person possessive pramukamu, third-person possessive pramukanya)

1. (scouting) scouting:

   Synonyms: kepanduan, kepramukaan

   1. the Scout Movement

      Synonym: gerakan kepanduan

   2. the activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.
2. (scouting) scout: a member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.

Derived terms

• berpramuka
• kepramukaan

 

• pramuka utama

 

Further reading

• “pramuka” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

pramuka

1. Romanization of ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ.