tenaga

• IPA^(key): [təˈnaɡa]
• Hyphenation: te‧na‧ga

From Malay tenaga, from Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”). Semantic loan from Dutch energie (“energy”) for physics sense.

tênaga (first-person possessive tenagaku, second-person possessive tenagamu, third-person possessive tenaganya)

1. energy:
   1. the capacity to do work.
   2. (physics) a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

      Synonym: energi

Back-formation from tenaga kerja.

tênaga (first-person possessive tenagaku, second-person possessive tenagamu, third-person possessive tenaganya)

1. (usually in compound) worker

   Synonyms: pekerja, pegawai

• “tenaga” 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 Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”).

• Rhymes: -a

tenaga (Jawi spelling تناݢ, plural tenaga-tenaga, informal 1st possessive tenagaku, 2nd possessive tenagamu, 3rd possessive tenaganya)

1. (physics) energy

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