penunggu

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ tunggu (“to wait, wait for, await”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈnuŋɡu/ [pəˈnuŋ.ɡu]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡu
  • Syllabification: pe‧nung‧gu

Noun

pênunggu

  1. waiter, awaiter
  2. (figurative, of a place) tutelary (a guardian spirit)
  3. (figurative, obsolete) inhabitant, dweller
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