pengganas

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ganas +‎ peng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəŋˈɡanas/ [pəŋˈɡa.nas]
  • Rhymes: -anas
  • Syllabification: peng‧ga‧nas

Noun

pengganas (plural pengganas-pengganas or para pengganas)

  1. (rare) agitator, troublemaker
    Synonym: pengacau
  2. (rare) rioter
    Synonym: perusuh

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ ganas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəŋˈɡa.nas/
  • Rhymes: -anas, -nas, -as

Noun

pengganas (Jawi spelling ڤڠݢانس, plural pengganas-pengganas or pengganas2)

  1. A terrorist.

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