pencen
See also: Pencen
Malay edit
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Etymology edit
From English pension, from Anglo-Norman pencione, Old French pencion, and their source, borrowed from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem (“payment, weight, rent, compensation”), from the participle stem of pendere (“to weigh”).
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Noun edit
péncén (Jawi spelling ڤينچين, plural pencen-pencen, informal 1st possessive pencenku, 2nd possessive pencenmu, 3rd possessive pencennya)
- A pension; monthly payment provided by the government or an employer to a former employee who has retired.
- A pensioner; someone who receives pensions.
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Further reading edit
- “pencen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.