pegawai
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixed pe- + gawai (“work”), from Malay pegawai.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pêgawai (first-person possessive pegawaiku, second-person possessive pegawaimu, third-person possessive pegawainya)
- employee
- (archaic) government officer, official
- Synonym: pejabat
- (archaic, figurative) tool, equipment, apparatus
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 pegawai.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pegawai” 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]
pegawai (Jawi spelling ڤݢاواي, plural pegawai-pegawai, informal 1st possessive pegawaiku, 2nd possessive pegawaimu, 3rd possessive pegawainya)
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 pegawai.
Further reading[edit]
- “pegawai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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