pemborong
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed borong (“wholesale”) + peng-, inherited from Malay pemborong (“wholesaler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəm.ˈbo.rɔŋ/
- Rhymes: -rɔŋ
- Hyphenation: pêm‧bo‧rong
Noun
pêmborong (plural pemborong-pemborong, first-person possessive pemborongku, second-person possessive pemborongmu, third-person possessive pemborongnya)
- contractor
- Synonym: kontraktor
- a person or company that builds or improves buildings.
- a person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
- a person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
- a person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
Further reading
- “pemborong” 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.
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