konstabel

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English constable, from Middle English constable, cunstable, constabil, connestable, cunestable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes stabulī (“officer of the stables”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /konsˈtabəl/ [konsˈt̪a.bəl]
  • Rhymes: -bəl, -əl
  • Hyphenation: kon‧sta‧bel

Noun

konstabel (Jawi spelling کونستابل, plural konstabel-konstabel or konstabel2) (law enforcement)

  1. constable
    Synonym: (Indonesia) jagabaya

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