pekerjaan umum
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of pekerjaan (“work”) + umum (“public”), calque of Dutch openbare werken, publieke werken (“public work”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpekerjaan umum (plural pekerjaan-pekerjaan umum, first-person possessive pekerjaan umumku, second-person possessive pekerjaan umummu, third-person possessive pekerjaan umumnya)
- public works: technical projects, often construction or engineering, carried out by the government on behalf of the community.
Synonyms
edit- kerja awam (Standard Malay)
Further reading
edit- “pekerjaan umum” 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.