pemadam

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ padam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈmadam]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ma‧dam

Noun

pêmadam (plural pemadam-pemadam)

  1. ellipsis of pemadam api (fire extinguisher)
  2. ellipsis of pemadam kebakaran (firefighter)

Derived terms

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Malay

Etymology

Combination of peng- +‎ padam (to erase).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəmadam/
  • Rhymes: -adam, -dam, -am

Noun

pemadam (Jawi spelling ڤمادم, plural pemadam-pemadam)

  1. eraser, rubber (tool used to erase writing)

Derived terms

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