pramugari
Indonesian
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
- Slametmuljana (1964), Borrowed from Javanese pramugari (“chairman of the meeting; leader of association”).
- Moeliono (1989),.Borrowed from Javanese pramugari (“pioneer; leader of the group in a party”).
- Badudu (1986), Javanese pra- + mugar (pugar) + -i (female marker)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pramuˈɡari/ [pra.muˈɡa.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari
- Syllabification: pra‧mu‧ga‧ri
Noun
pramugari (plural pramugari-pramugari or para pramugari)
- any female attendant
- stewardess
- female train attendant
- female ship attendant
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Malay: pramugari
- → Dusunic:
- Central Dusun: paramugari
- Coastal Kadazan: paramugari
- → Dusunic:
Further reading
- “pramugari” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian pramugari. From Javanese ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦒꦫꦶ (pramugari, “leader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pramuˈɡari/ [pra.muˈɡa.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari, -i
- Hyphenation: pra‧mu‧ga‧ri
Noun
pramugari (Jawi spelling ڤراموݢاري, plural pramugari-pramugari or para pramugari)
- a female flight attendant
Derived terms
- pramugara (“male flight attendant”)
Descendants
- → Dusunic:
- Central Dusun: paramugari
- Coastal Kadazan: paramugari
Further reading
- “pramugari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.