sukarelawan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay sukarelawan. By surface analysis, sukarela + wan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sukareˈlawan/ [su.ka.reˈla.wan]
- Rhymes: -awan
- Syllabification: su‧ka‧re‧la‧wan
Noun
sukarélawan (plural sukarelawan-sukarelawan or para sukarelawan)
Further reading
- “sukarelawan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From sukarela (“willing, voluntary”) + -wan.
Noun
sukarelawan (Jawi spelling سوکاريلاون, plural sukarelawan-sukarelawan)
Descendants
- Indonesian: sukarelawan
Further reading
- “sukarelawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.