drebar

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English driver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dre.bar/
• Rhymes: -ebar, -bar, -ar

Noun

drébar (Jawi spelling دريبر, plural drebar-drebar, informal 1st possessive drebarku, 2nd possessive drebarmu, 3rd possessive drebarnya) (Malaysia, Singapore)

1. (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

• 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

• “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.