tenaga kerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tenaga (energy) + kerja (work), calque of Dutch arbeidskracht (worker, labour, literally workforce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təˈnaɡa kərˈd͡ʒa]

Noun

tênaga kêrja (first-person possessive tenaga kerjaku, second-person possessive tenaga kerjamu, third-person possessive tenaga kerjanya)

  1. labor, labour:
    1. workers in general
    2. the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
  2. workforce:
    1. all the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
    2. (demography) the total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
      Synonym: angkatan kerja

Hyponyms

  • tenaga kerja manusia
  • tenaga kerja tak terdidik dan tak terlatih
  • tenaga kerja terdidik
  • tenaga kerja terlatih

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ketenagakerjaan

Further reading

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