pemabuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pemabuk . Equivalent to peng- +‎ mabuk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈmabuk/ [pəˈma.bʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -abuk
• Syllabification: pe‧ma‧buk

Noun

pêmabuk

1. drunk, drunkie, drunkard (a habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated)

Further reading

• “pemabuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ mabuk (“drunk”).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˈmabok/ [pəˈma.boʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /pəˈmabuk/ [pəˈma.buʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
• Hyphenation: pe‧ma‧buk

Noun

pemabuk (Jawi spelling ڤمابوق, plural pemabuk-pemabuk or pemabuk²)

1. drunk; a habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Further reading

• "pemabuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017