pekerjaan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pekerjaan, from Classical Malay pekerjaan. Equivalent to kerja + per- -an, nominalization of bekerja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.kər.dʒa.(ʔ)an/
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Noun
pêkêrjaan (plural pekerjaan-pekerjaan)
- something done; action
- Synonyms: karya, usaha, pengerjaan, perbuatan
- work:
- labour, occupation, job: an economic role for which a person is paid
- Synonyms: karya, pencaharian
- something produced using the specified material or tool
- labour, occupation, job: an economic role for which a person is paid
Derived terms
- pekerjaan berisiko
- pekerjaan profesional
- pekerjaan ramah lingkungan
- pekerjaan rumah
- pekerjaan sambilan
- pekerjaan sampingan
- pekerjaan tangan
- pekerjaan teknis
- pekerjaan umum
- pekerjaan utama
- pekerjaan wiraswasta
Further reading
- “pekerjaan”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.kər.d͡ʒa.an/
Noun
pekerjaan (plural pekerjaan-pekerjaan or pekerjaan2)
- job; occupation; employment
- Dia sedang mencari pekerjaan baharu. ― He is looking for a new job.
- task; work; duty
- Pekerjaan rumah perlu disiapkan sebelum tidur. ― Homework must be finished before going to bed.
- act of working; the state of being employed
- Kadar pekerjaan meningkat tahun ini. ― The employment rate increased this year.