pegadaian
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of gadai + per- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəɡaˈdajan/ [pə.ɡaˈda.jan]
- Rhymes: -ajan
- Syllabification: pe‧ga‧dai‧an
Noun
pegadaian (plural pegadaian-pegadaian)
- pawnshop, pawnbrokery, pawnbrokerage
- Synonyms: kedai pajak gadai (Malay), rumah gadai, tempat bergadai
Further reading
- “pegadaian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016