kerja sama

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kerja (“work”) +‎ sama (“together”), calque of Dutch samenwerking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kərˈd͡ʒa ˈsama]

Noun

kerja sama (first-person possessive kerja samaku, second-person possessive kerja samamu, third-person possessive kerja samanya)

1. collaboration

   Synonym: kolaborasi

Alternative forms

• kerjasama (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “kerja sama” 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.