pembaca

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ baca.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbat͡ʃa/ [pəmˈba.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
• Syllabification: pem‧ba‧ca

Noun

pêmbaca (plural pembaca-pembaca or para pembaca)

1. reader (a person who reads)

Derived terms

• kepembacaan (“readership”)

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ baca

Noun

pembaca (Jawi spelling ڤمباچ, plural pembaca-pembaca or pembaca²)

1. reader

Descendants

• Indonesian: pembaca

Further reading

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