tentara bayaran

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Compound of tentara (“soldier”) +‎ bayaran (“paid”). Compare Japanese 傭兵(ようへい) (yōhei).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tən.ˈta.ra ba.ˈjar.an/

Noun edit

tentara bayaran (plural tentara-tentara bayaran, first-person possessive tentara bayaranku, second-person possessive tentara bayaranmu, third-person possessive tentara bayarannya)

mercenary

Synonyms edit

askar upahan (Standard Malay)
prajurit bayaran