karyawan
Indonesian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkaryawan (plural karyawan-karyawan, first-person possessive karyawanku, second-person possessive karyawanmu, third-person possessive karyawannya)
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay karyawan.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “karyawan” 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
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -wan
Noun
editkaryawan (Jawi spelling کارياون, plural karyawan-karyawan, informal 1st possessive karyawanku, 2nd possessive karyawanmu, 3rd possessive karyawannya)
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian karyawan.
Synonyms
editDescendants
edit- Indonesian: karyawan
Further reading
edit- “karyawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.