inherited from Malay pendukung, from Classical Malay pendukung. By surface analysis, peng- +‎ dukung.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈdukuŋ/ [pənˈdu.kʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -ukuŋ
• Syllabification: pen‧du‧kung

pendukung (plural pendukung-pendukung)

1. supporter (person who supports, an adherent)
2. (electrical engineering) suspension tower (a tower that suspends conductors (wires) between two points)
3. exponent
4. proponent
5. advocate
6. support
7. bearer
8. pedestal
9. bracket

• “pendukung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Affixation of peng- +‎ dukung.

• IPA^(key): [pən.du.koŋ], [pən.do.koŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ, -oŋ
• Hyphenation: pen‧du‧kung

pendukung (Jawi spelling ڤندوکوڠ, plural pendukung-pendukung or pendukung²)

1. someone that carries someone else (by the hips, on the back, etc.)
2. someone that carries someone or something with a cloth sling

   Synonyms: penggendong, pembawa

3. a cloth sling that is used for carrying someone or something

   Synonyms: penggendong, pembawa

4. a supporter (person who supports, an adherent)

   Synonym: penyokong

5. an advocate of an ideology
6. something that conveys something

   Synonyms: penyampai, pengemuka

• "pendukung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017