sekutu

• sekoetoe (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Affixed se- +‎ kutu (“business association”), inherited from Malay sekutu.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈkutu/ [səˈku.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu
• Syllabification: se‧ku‧tu

sêkutu (plural sekutu-sekutu)

1. member of a company

   Synonym: rekanan

2. partner

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

3. partner in crime
4. union, federation

   Synonyms: serikat, gabungan, federasi

• “sekutu”, 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

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səˈkutu/ [səˈku.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu, -tu, -u
• Hyphenation: ber‧se‧ku‧tu

sekutu (Jawi spelling سکوتو, plural sekutu-sekutu or sekutu²)

1. ally
2. partner
3. associate; confederate

• > Indonesian: sekutu (inherited)

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