peguam

Affixation of guam +‎ pet-, inherited from Malay ڤݢوام (peguam, “lawyer”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈɡuam/ [pəˈɡu.am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: pe‧gu‧am

peguam (plural peguam-peguam)

2. (dated) lawyer: a professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

• pegawam

• advokat
• penasihat hukum
• pengacara

• “peguam”, 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

Affixation of pe- +‎ guam.

• IPA^(key): [pə.ɡwam], [pə.ɡu.wam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: pe‧gu‧am

peguam (Jawi spelling ڤݢوام, plural peguam-peguam or peguam²)

1. A lawyer.

   Synonym: loyar (informal)

• > Indonesian: peguam (inherited)
• → Tausug: pagguwam

• "peguam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017