swakriya
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixed swa- + kriya, from English do it yourself. Coined by Indonesian engineer Ivan Lanin in August 2011.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
swakriya (first-person possessive swakriyaku, second-person possessive swakriyamu, third-person possessive swakriyanya)
- (neologism) do it yourself: the practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
Further reading[edit]
swakriya on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id- “swakriya” 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.
