persekutuan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), equivalent to sekutu + per- -an.
- The sense “partnership” is a semantic loan from Dutch vennootschap (“partnership, company”).
- The sense “fellowship” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an
Noun
pêrsêkutuan (first-person possessive persekutuanku, second-person possessive persekutuanmu, third-person possessive persekutuannya)
- alliance, union
- Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan
- joint venture, company
- partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business.
- (Christianity) fellowship
- (Christianity, only in compounds) communion
- Synonym: komuni
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Further reading
- “persekutuan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- union
- federation
- Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Further reading
- “persekutuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.