departemen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch departement, from French département, from Old French département. During Japanese occupation period, the term was used as translation of Japanese 部(ぶ) (bu, “department”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [də.par.təˈmɛn]
• Hyphenation: dê‧par‧tê‧mèn

Noun

dêpartêmèn (first-person possessive departemenku, second-person possessive departemenmu, third-person possessive departemennya)

1. department
   1. (government) one of the principal divisions of executive government.

      Synonym: kementerian

   2. (education) one of the divisions of instructions in a university.
2. (government) bureau (in state affairs) an administrative unit of government.
3. (education) school: within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

   Synonyms: departemen, fakultas, sekolah

   Synonyms: fakulti, pusat pengajian (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• departemental

 

Descendants

• → Tetum: departemén

Further reading

• “departemen” 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.