penjawab

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ jawab.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒawab/ [pəɲˈd͡ʒa.wap̚]
• Rhymes: -awab
• Syllabification: pen‧ja‧wab

Noun

pênjawab

1. answerer (a person who, or thing that, answers or responds)

Further reading

• “penjawab”, 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

Affixation of peng- +‎ jawab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pənˈd͡ʒawab/ [pəɲˈd͡ʒa.wap̚]

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• Hyphenation: pen‧jawab

Noun

penjawab (Jawi spelling ڤنجواب, plural penjawab-penjawab or penjawab²)

1. Someone or something that answers or responds; an answerer.

Further reading

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