detektif

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay detektif, from English detective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deˈtek̚tɪf]
  • Hyphenation: dé‧ték‧tif

Noun

detektif (plural detektif-detektif, first-person possessive detektifku, second-person possessive detektifmu, third-person possessive detektifnya)

  1. detective.
    1. (law enforcement) a police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
      Synonyms: agen rahasia, polisi rahasia, reserse, agen polisi
    2. a person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
      Synonyms: agen rahasia, mata-mata, intelijen

Compounds

  • detektif swasta

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From English detective.

Noun

detektif (Jawi spelling ديتيکتيف, plural detektif-detektif, informal 1st possessive detektifku, 2nd possessive detektifmu, 3rd possessive detektifnya)

  1. detective

Further reading

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