pengaman

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ aman.

• The condom sense is comparable to English protection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋˈaman/
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pêng‧aman

Noun

pêngaman (plural pengaman-pengaman, first-person possessive pengamanku, second-person possessive pengamanmu, third-person possessive pengamannya)

1. securer: one who or that which secures.
2. guard, safeguard, protector.
3. (figurative) condom

   Synonym: kondom

Further reading

• “pengaman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.