anak buah

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay anak buah. Equivalent to anak (“child”) +‎ buah (“fruit”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌanak ˈbuah/ [ˌa.nak̚ ˈbu.ah] Rhymes: -ah Syllabification: a‧nak bu‧ah === Noun === anak buah (plural anak-anak buah) subordinate, worker ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anak buah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Compound of anak (“child”) +‎ buah (“fruit”), literally “fruit's child”. === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌanak ˈbwah/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈbwah] Rhymes: -ah Hyphenation: a‧nak buah === Noun === anak buah (Jawi spelling انق بواه, plural anak-anak buah or anak2 buah) nephew; niece Synonyms: anak saudara c, anak saudari f (anak ~) nibling subordinate, worker ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: anak buah (inherited) North Moluccan Malay: ana bua === Further reading === "anak buah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017