usaha

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay usaha, from Classical Malay usaha, from Pali ussāha (“strength, power, energy; endeavour, good”), from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusaha]
• Hyphenation: usa‧ha
• Rhymes: -ha, -a

Noun

usaha (first-person possessive usahaku, second-person possessive usahamu, third-person possessive usahanya)

1. action: something done so as to accomplish a purpose.

   usaha melawan ― counter-action, resistance

   Synonyms: pekerjaan, perbuatan

2. attempt: the action of trying at something.

   usaha kudeta ― coup attempt

   Synonym: percobaan

   1. try.

      Usaha yang bagus, Nak. ― Nice try, Kid

3. business:

   usaha dagang ― trade business

   1. a specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

      Synonym: perusahaan

   2. a person's occupation, work, or trade.

      Synonyms: bisnis, niaga

   3. commercial, industrial, or professional activity.

      Synonyms: bisnis, niaga, perusahaan

   4. company: any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.

      Synonym: perusahaan

4. enterprise:
   1. a company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.

      usaha mikro, kecil dan menengah ― micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise

      usaha tani ― agricultural enterprise; farming business

   2. an undertaking or project, especially a risky, daring or courageous one; venture

      usaha kerjasama ― joint venture

5. effort: an endeavor

   usaha bersama ― joint efforts

   Synonym: upaya

6. work
   1. (physics) a measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance

      Synonym: kerja

   2. (physics, more generally) a measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process

      Synonym: kerja

7. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) deal, bargain

Hyponyms

• usaha bersama
• usaha ekonomi produktif
• usaha niaga
• usaha pabrik
• usaha patungan
• usaha perkemasan
• usaha rintisan
• usaha rumahan
• usaha tani
• usaha tertutup

 

Derived terms

• berusaha
• kepengusahaan
• keusahawanan
• mengusahakan
• pengusaha
• pengusahaan
• perusahaan
• usahawan

 

• badan usaha

 

Further reading

• “usaha” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay usaha, from Pali ussāha (“strength, power, energy; endeavour, good”), from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha).

Noun

usaha (Jawi spelling اوسها, plural usaha-usaha, informal 1st possessive usahaku, 2nd possessive usahamu, 3rd possessive usahanya)

1. effort
2. labour
3. enterprise

Descendants

• Indonesian: usaha
• → Tausug: usaha
• → Yakan: usaha

Further reading

• “usaha” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وَسَخْ (wasaḵ, “filth”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

usaha (u class, no plural)

1. pus

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay usaha, from Classical Malay usaha, from Pali ussāha (“strength, power, energy; endeavour, good”), from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔusaha/ [ʔʊ.saˈɦɑ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: u‧sa‧ha

Noun

usaha (Sulat Sūg spelling اُسَهَ)

1. work; occupation
2. livelihood
3. business

   Synonym: bisnis

   Abugaw in usaha sin bana niya.

   Her husband's occupation is a lawyer.

Derived terms

• mag'usaha
• magkausaha
• makapag'usaha
• makausaha
• mausaha
• nausaha
• umusaha
• usāhun

 

Yakan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay usaha, from Classical Malay usaha, from Pali ussāha (“strength, power, energy; endeavour, good”), from Sanskrit उत्साह (utsāha).

Noun

usaha

1. livelihood, earnings