sukarelawan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed sukarela +‎ -wan, Inherited from Malay sukarelawan.

Noun

sukarelawan (first-person possessive sukarelawanku, second-person possessive sukarelawanmu, third-person possessive sukarelawannya)

1. volunteer

   Synonym: voluntér

Further reading

• “sukarelawan” 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

From sukarela (without being forced) +‎ -wan.

Noun

sukarelawan (Jawi spelling سوکاريلاون, plural sukarelawan-sukarelawan, informal 1st possessive sukarelawanku, 2nd possessive sukarelawanmu, 3rd possessive sukarelawannya)

1. volunteer

Further reading

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