pemasa

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ masa, calque of English timer.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pəˈmasə/ [pəˈma.sə]
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  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pəˈmasa/ [pəˈma.sa]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ma‧sa

Noun

pemasa (Jawi spelling ڤماس, plural pemasa-pemasa or pemasa2)

  1. a timer (device)
    Synonym: pengatur waktu (Indonesia)

Descendants

Compounds
  • pemasa bilang menurun (countdown timer)

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