drebar
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
drébar (Jawi spelling دريبر, plural drebar-drebar, informal 1st possessive drebarku, 2nd possessive drebarmu, 3rd possessive drebarnya) (Malaysia, Singapore)
- (colloquial) driver
- Synonym: (formal) pemandu
- 1986 May 10, “Dua beradik bersalah cederakan drebar teksi”, in Berita Harian[1], Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings, →OCLC, page 12:
- Dua beradik bersalah cederakan drebar teksi
- Two siblings guilty of injuring taxi driver
Usage notes[edit]
- Only refers to the occupational driver (e.g. a taxi driver), rather than any person who drives, for which pemandu is used.
- Less common than pemandu.
Further reading[edit]
- “drebar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "drebar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.