pemadam kebakaran

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pemadam (“extinguisher”) +‎ kebakaran (“fire”), calque of Dutch brandblusser (“fire extinguisher”, literally “fire + one who extinguished fires, an extinguisher”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈmadam kəbaˈkaran]

Noun

pemadam kebakaran (plural pemadam-pemadam kebakaran)

  1. (colloquial) ellipsis of alat pemadam kebakaran (“fire extinguisher”)
  2. firefighter

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