rekan
Finnish edit
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rekan
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rekan
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay rakan, rekan, from Classical Malay rakan, rekan, probably from Tamil ராகம் (rākam) and Sanskrit राग (rāga).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rekan (plural rekan-rekan, first-person possessive rekanku, second-person possessive rekanmu, third-person possessive rekannya)
Alternative forms edit
- rakan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
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Etymology 2 edit
Probably a hypercorrection of reken (“to count”), a borrowing from Dutch reken, rekenen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rekan (plural rekan-rekan, first-person possessive rekanku, second-person possessive rekanmu, third-person possessive rekannya)
Further reading edit
- “rekan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.