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pramuka.

scouting, the Scout movement

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/praˈmuka/Standard-Indonesian[praˈmu.ka]Standard-Indonesian
  1. scouting, the Scout movement

  2. scouting, the activities of boy scouts and girl scouts

  3. scout, a member of scouting

Where this word comes from

From Javanese pramuka (ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ, “leader”), from Old Javanese pramukha (“chief; take a stand against”), from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, respectable man, sage”). Reconstructed as pra- + muka. * Backronym of praja (“servant”) + muda (“young”) + कारण (kāraṇa) (“action”).

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