teman wanita

Indonesian

Etymology

From teman +‎ wanita.

Noun

teman wanita

  1. (literally) female friend
    Synonym: teman perempuan
  2. (rare) girlfriend
    Synonyms: pacar, pacar cewek

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Malay

Etymology

Compound of teman (friend) +‎ wanita (lady, woman). Literally, lady friend.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, colloquial) IPA(key): /təˈman waˈnita/ [t̪əˈman waˈni.t̪a]
    • Rhymes: -ita
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /təˈman waˈnitə/ [t̪əˈman waˈni.t̪ə]
    • Rhymes: -itə
  • Hyphenation: te‧man wa‧ni‧ta

Noun

teman wanita (plural teman-teman wanita)

  1. girlfriend
    Synonyms: awek, cewek (Sabah), makwe, marka (Northern Peninsular Malay)
    Synonym: cewek (Indonesia)
    Coordinate terms: buah hati, endut (Johor), gerek (Sarawak), gewe (Kelantan-Pattani), kekasih, pacar (Batavian Malay), pakwe, teman lelaki

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