pengacara

peng- +‎ acara (“court examination”).

• IPA^(key): /pə.ŋaˈt͡ʃa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: pê‧nga‧ca‧ra

pêngacara (plural pengacara-pengacara)

1. lawyer
   1. a professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
   2. a professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pengacara.

• advokat
• peguam
• penasihat hukum

• “pengacara” 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.

peng- +‎ acara (“event”).

pengacara (Jawi spelling ڤڠاچارا, plural pengacara-pengacara)

1. master of ceremonies

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pengacara.

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