pejabat
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/
- Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat
Noun
pejabat (first-person possessive pejabatku, second-person possessive pejabatmu, third-person possessive pejabatnya)
Usage notes
The 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 pejabat.
See also
- kantor (“office”)
Further reading
- “pejabat” 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
pe- + jabat. Coined by the Pakatan Belajar Mengajar Pengetahuan Bahasa in Johore late 19th century with intention to replace English loanword opis; first attested in the Buku Katan published in 1936 by the same institution.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/
- Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
pejabat (Jawi spelling ڤجابت, plural pejabat-pejabat, informal 1st possessive pejabatku, 2nd possessive pejabatmu, 3rd possessive pejabatnya)
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian pejabat.
Synonyms
- (office): kantor (Indonesia)
References
- Mohd. Said bin Haji Sulaiman (1936) Buku Katan, romanized, 2002 edition, Pakatan Bahasa Melayu Persuratan Buku Diraja Johor (original), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, →ISBN, page 428
Further reading
- “pejabat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.