kompeni
Iban[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English company.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kompeni
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch compagnie (“company”), from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō. Doublet of kompi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kompêni (first-person possessive kompeniku, second-person possessive kompenimu, third-person possessive kompeninya)
- The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”), VOC.
- Dutch East Indies colonial government, which was formed after nationalisation of the VOC in 1800.
- a military company, a sub-division of a battalion, specifically related to above.
- Hypernym: kompi
Usage notes[edit]
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kompeni.
Further reading[edit]
- “kompeni” 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
kompeni (plural kompeni-kompeni, informal 1st possessive kompeniku, 2nd possessive kompenimu, 3rd possessive kompeninya)
Usage notes[edit]
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kompeni.
Synonyms[edit]
- Iban terms borrowed from English
- Iban terms derived from English
- Iban terms with IPA pronunciation
- Iban lemmas
- Iban nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Old French
- Indonesian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Indonesian terms derived from Late Latin
- Indonesian doublets
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Military