komrad

Malay

Alternative forms

• kamerad (Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from English comrade, from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata, from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“a chamber”). Doublet of kamar, kampus, and kamera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkomrad/ [ˈkom.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -rat, -at
• Hyphenation: kom‧rad

Noun

komrad (Jawi spelling کومرد, plural komrad-komrad or komrad²)

1. A comrade:
   1. (communism) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.

      Jangan berputus asa, komrad, kerana perjuangan untuk golongan tertindas memang tidak akan senang.

      Don't give up, comrade, for fighting for the oppressed is never going to be easy.

   2. (communism) A non-hierarchical title.

      Komrad Lenin ― Comrade Lenin

Further reading

• "komrad" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "komrad" at PRPM first version)