perintis
Indonesian
Etymology
rintis + per-, inherited from Malay perintis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrintis/ [pəˈrin̪.t̪ɪs]
- Rhymes: -intis
- Syllabification: pe‧rin‧tis
Noun
perintis (plural perintis-perintis)
- groundbreaker, pioneer, trailblazer
- first-timer, maiden, pilot
- trailblazer
- Synonym: pembuka jalan
- pacer
- Synonym: pembuka jalan
- vanguard
- pacemaker, pacesetter
- harbinger
Further reading
- “perintis”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Noun
perintis (Jawi spelling ڤرينتيس, plural perintis-perintis or perintis2)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: perintis (inherited)
Further reading
- "perintis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017