pekerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed per- +‎ kerja, inherited from Malay pekerja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəkərˈd͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: pê‧kêr‧ja
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a

Noun

pêkêrja (first-person possessive pekerjaku, second-person possessive pekerjamu, third-person possessive pekerjanya)

1. worker, laborer, labourer, employee

Hyponyms

• pekerja ahli
• pekerja harian
• pekerja ilegal
• pekerja informal
• pekerja kasar
• pekerja lepas
• pekerja mingguan
• pekerja musiman
• pekerja pabrik
• pekerja paruh waktu
• pekerja seks komersial
• pekerja sosial
• pekerja terampil

 

Coordinate terms

• buruh
• karyawan
• kuli
• pegawai
• tenaga kerja

 

Further reading

• “pekerja” 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.

Malay

Etymology

per- +‎ kerja

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pəˈkər.d͡ʒa/
• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pəˈkər.d͡ʒə/
• Rhymes: -ja, -a

Noun

pekerja (Jawi spelling ڤکرجا, plural pekerja-pekerja, informal 1st possessive pekerjaku, 2nd possessive pekerjamu, 3rd possessive pekerjanya)

1. worker; employee

Descendants

• Indonesian: pekerja

Further reading

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