pengangguran

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed anggur +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəŋaŋˈɡʊran]
• Hyphenation: pêng‧ang‧gur‧an

Noun

pêngangguran (first-person possessive pengangguranku, second-person possessive pengangguranmu, third-person possessive penganggurannya)

1. unemployment
2. (colloquial) synonym of penganggur.

Derived terms

• pengangguran friksional
• pengangguran terbuka
• pengangguran tidak kentara

 

Further reading

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