officer in Malay
pegawai
/ˈɒf.ə.sə//ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/
officer in Malay: pegawai, perwira. In English, officer means one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Malay words for officer
- one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
- pegawai
- contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
- pegawai, perwira
English meaning of officer
- noun One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
- noun A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
- noun One who holds a public office.
- noun An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
Synonyms of officer
officer in other languages
- officer in Hindi
- officer in Tamil
- officer in Marathi
- officer in Urdu
- officer in Bengali
- officer in Telugu
- officer in Malayalam
- officer in Kannada
- officer in Punjabi
- officer in Gujarati
- officer in Odia
- officer in Nepali
- officer in Arabic
- officer in Indonesian
- officer in Thai
- officer in Vietnamese
- officer in Myanmar
Questions about officer in Malay
- What is the meaning of officer in Malay?
- Officer in Malay is pegawai, perwira.
- Apakah maksud officer dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Officer: pegawai, perwira.
- What does officer mean in English?
- Officer means one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: officer (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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