kementerian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of menteri +‎ ke- -an. Doublet of kemantren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəməntəˈrian]

Noun

kêmêntêrian (plural kementerian-kementerian, first-person possessive kementerianku, second-person possessive kementerianmu, third-person possessive kementeriannya)

1. ministry,
   1. (government) ministration, the act of ministering.
   2. (government) government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity.

      Synonym: departemen

2. ministership: the position held by a minister.

Further reading

• “kementerian” 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.