gembala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay gembala, possible used infix - + --em-, possibly through a Middle Indo-Aryan language, ultimately from Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd, earth-protector”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəmˈbala]
- Hyphenation: gêm‧ba‧la
Noun
gêmbala (plural gembala-gembala)
- herder, one who herds
- (figurative, Christianity) saviour, shepherd
Affixed terms
- digembala
- digembalakan
- gembalaan
- menggembala
- menggembalakan
- penggembala
- penggembalaan
- gembala jemaat
- gembala kerbau
- gembala sidang
Further reading
- “gembala” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd, earth-protector”), possibly through a Middle Indo-Aryan language.
Pronunciation
Noun
gembala (Jawi spelling ݢمبالا, plural gembala-gembala)
Further reading
- “gembala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.