perkhidmatan

From per- +‎ khidmat +‎ -an, derived from khidmat (“service, duty”) with the circumfix per-...-an forming abstract nouns.

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pə(r)hidˈmatan/ [pə(r).hit̪̚ˈma.t̪an] (colloquial, <k> omission)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pərxidˈmatan/ [pər.xit̪̚ˈma.t̪an]

perkhidmatan (plural perkhidmatan-perkhidmatan or perkhidmatan²)

1. service; duty; assistance; employment.

   Perkhidmatan awam memainkan peranan penting dalam pentadbiran negara. ― The civil service plays an important role in the administration of the country.

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