perusahaan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixed usaha +‎ per- -an. Replaced Dutch bedrijf (company, corporation) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərusaˈhaan]

Noun

perusahaan (plural perusahaan-perusahaan)

  1. company:
    1. (law) corporation: an entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name
      Hypernym: pelaku usaha
    2. (business) any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture

Synonyms

corporation

Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From usaha +‎ per- -an.

Noun

perusahaan (Jawi spelling ڤراوسهاءن, plural perusahaan-perusahaan or perusahaan2)

  1. industry.

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