rukun tetangga
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- RT (initialism)
Etymology
Compound of rukun (“harmonious, peaceful, unanimous”) + tetangga (“neighbor”), calque of Japanese 隣組 (tonarigumi, literally “neighbor association”).
Noun
rukun tetangga (first-person possessive rukun tetanggaku, second-person possessive rukun tetanggamu, third-person possessive rukun tetangganya)
- neighborhood association, a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood.
See also
- rukun kampung
- rukun warga
Further reading
- “rukun tetangga” 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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