persekutuan

From Malay persekutuan, equivalent to sekutu +‎ per- -an.

• The sense “partnership” is a semantic loan from Dutch vennootschap (“partnership, company”).
• The sense “fellowship” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

• IPA^(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an

pêrsêkutuan (first-person possessive persekutuanku, second-person possessive persekutuanmu, third-person possessive persekutuannya)

1. alliance, union

   Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan

2. joint venture, company

   Synonyms: perseroan dagang, kongsi, maskapai

3. partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business.
4. (Christianity) fellowship
5. (Christianity, only in compounds) communion

   Synonym: komuni

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 persekutuan.

• “persekutuan” 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.

From sekutu +‎ per- -an.

pĕrsĕkutuan (Jawi spelling ڤرسکوتوان, plural persekutuan-persekutuan, informal 1st possessive persekutuanku, 2nd possessive persekutuanmu, 3rd possessive persekutuannya)

1. union
2. federation

   Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian persekutuan.

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