kertas kerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kertas (“paper”) +‎ kerja (“work”), calque of English working paper.

Noun

kertas kerja (first-person possessive kertas kerjaku, second-person possessive kertas kerjamu, third-person possessive kertas kerjanya)

1. (dated) working paper: an authoritative report, generated by a team investigating a specific issue or scenario to propose solutions or enhancements, can be likened to a document that records preliminary figures, notes, data, or account analyses.

   Synonym: makalah

2. worksheet

   Synonym: lembar kerja

Further reading

• “kertas kerja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.