pembuai

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of peng- +‎ buai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmˈbuˈai̯/
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bu‧ai

Noun

pembuai (plural para pembuai, pembuai-pembuai, first-person possessive pembuaiku, second-person possessive pembuaimu, third-person possessive pembuainya)

1. cradler (one who or that which cradles)

Further reading

• “pembuai” 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.