perompak

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ rompak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈrompak/ [pəˈrom.pak̚]
• Rhymes: -ompak
• Syllabification: pe‧rom‧pak

Noun

perompak (plural perompak-perompak)

1. pirate

   Synonyms: bajak laut, ilanun, lanun

Further reading

• “perompak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ rompak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈrompak/ [pəˈrom.paʔ]
• Rhymes: -ompaʔ, -paʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: pe‧rom‧pak

Noun

perompak (Jawi spelling ڤرومڤق, plural perompak-perompak or perompak²)

1. a robber

Further reading

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