pekerjaan umum

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pekerjaan (“work”) +‎ umum (“public”), calque of Dutch openbare werken, publieke werken (“public work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.kər.ˈd͡ʒa.an ˈu.mʊm/

Noun

pekerjaan umum (plural pekerjaan-pekerjaan umum, first-person possessive pekerjaan umumku, second-person possessive pekerjaan umummu, third-person possessive pekerjaan umumnya)

1. public works: technical projects, often construction or engineering, carried out by the government on behalf of the community.

Synonyms

• kerja awam (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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