pramuka

Pronunciation: /praˈmuka/

“pramuka” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

scouting, the Scout movement
scouting, the activities of boy scouts and girl scouts
scout, a member of scouting

Etymology

From Javanese pramuka (ꦥꦿꦩꦸꦏ, “leader”), from Old Javanese pramukha (“chief; take a stand against”), from Sanskrit प्रमुख (pramukha, “chief, respectable man, sage”). Reconstructed as pra- + muka. * Backronym of praja (“servant”) + muda (“young”) + कारण (kāraṇa) (“action”).

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