pegawai negeri

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pegawai (“employee”) +‎ negeri (“public”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ˈɡa.wai̯ nə.ɡə.ˈri/

Noun

pegawai negeri (plural pegawai-pegawai negeri, first-person possessive pegawai negeriku, second-person possessive pegawai negerimu, third-person possessive pegawai negerinya)

1. civil servant, public servant

Synonyms

• amtenar
• pamong praja
• penjawat awam (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “pegawai negeri” 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.