"preman" meaning in All languages combined

See preman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: premans [plural], premen [plural]
Etymology: From Indonesian preman, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”). Doublet of freeman. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|id|preman}} Indonesian preman, {{der|en|nl|vrijman|t=freeman}} Dutch vrijman (“freeman”), {{doublet|en|freeman}} Doublet of freeman Head templates: {{en-noun|s|premen}} preman (plural premans or premen)
  1. A member of an organized criminal gang in Indonesia.
    Sense id: en-preman-en-noun-0zPfb6oi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 37 5 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 50 3 1 1 1 1

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} preman
  1. inflection of premer:
    third-person plural present subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, plural, present, subjunctive, third-person Form of: premer
    Sense id: en-preman-gl-verb-MWUSeLea Categories (other): Pages with entries, Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 50 3 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. inflection of premer:
    third-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, third-person Form of: premer
    Sense id: en-preman-gl-verb-m-rLSt02

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈpreman/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈpre.man] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: préman [canonical], preman-preman [plural]
Rhymes: -eman Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|id|nl|vrijman|t=freeman}} Borrowed from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”) Head templates: {{id-noun|head=préman}} préman (plural preman-preman)
  1. freeman,
    not part of government
    Synonyms: partikelir, swasta
    Sense id: en-preman-id-noun-QKyY2r-s Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 26 7
  2. freeman,
    not part of military
    Synonyms: partikelir, sipil
    Sense id: en-preman-id-noun-PxO93noL Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 26 7
  3. property of a freeman
    Sense id: en-preman-id-noun-Ed-~38YV Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 26 7
  4. (colloquial) criminal Tags: colloquial Synonyms: penjahat
    Sense id: en-preman-id-noun--rhi~Jfb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kepremanan, preman berdasi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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