pembela

Affixed bela +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay pembela.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbela/ [pəmˈbe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: pem‧be‧la

pêmbéla (plural pembela-pembela)

1. defender
2. apologist
3. advocate

   Synonyms: advokat, pengacara

Affixed bela +‎ peng-.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpəmbəla/ [ˈpəm.bə.la]
• Rhymes: -əmbəla
• Syllabification: pem‧be‧la

pêmbêla (plural pembela-pembela)

1. caregiver

• “pembela” 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.

pem- +‎ bela

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbelə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəmˈbela/
• Rhymes: -a

pembela (Jawi spelling ڤمبلا, plural pembela-pembela)

1. defender

• > Indonesian: pembela (inherited)

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