pemilih

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ pilih, inherited from Malay pemilih.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pəˈmilɪh]

Noun

pemilih (first-person possessive pemilihku, second-person possessive pemilihmu, third-person possessive pemilihnya)

  1. voter, elector
  2. picky person
  3. selector

Synonyms
  • (voter, elector): pengundi (Standard Malay)

Hyponyms
  • pemilih fiktif
  • pemilih mengambang
  • pemilih takpasti

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of peng- +‎ pilih.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəmilih/
  • Rhymes: -əmilih, -milih, -ilih, -lih, -ih
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəmilɪh, -eh, -e̞h]

Noun

pemilih (Jawi spelling ڤميليه, plural pemilih-pemilih, informal 1st possessive pemilihku, 2nd possessive pemilihmu, 3rd possessive pemilihnya)

  1. one who picks; one who chooses
    Pengguna ialah pemilih jadi kami tidak bersalah apa-apapun!
    The user is the chooser so we're not at fault at all!

Adjective

pemilih (Jawi spelling ڤميليه)

  1. picky
    Kamu ini memang pemilih betul!
    You are really picky, aren't you!?

Further reading
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