pengawal

peng- +‎ kawal.

pengawal (plural pengawal-pengawal, informal 1st possessive pengawalku, 2nd possessive pengawalmu, 3rd possessive pengawalnya)

1. guard, protector (an entity that protects something)

• “pengawal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.