persekutuan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay persekutuan, equivalent to per- +‎ sekutu +‎ -an.

• The sense “partnership” is a semantic loan from Dutch vennootschap (“partnership, company”).
• The sense “fellowship” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an

Noun

pêrsêkutuan (first-person possessive persekutuanku, second-person possessive persekutuanmu, third-person possessive persekutuannya)

1. alliance, union

   Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan

2. joint venture, company

   Synonyms: perseroan dagang, kongsi, maskapai

3. partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business.
4. (Christianity) fellowship
5. (Christianity, only in compounds) communion

   Synonym: komuni

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay persekutuan.

Compounds

• persekutuan dagang
• persekutuan firma
• persekutuan komanditer
• persekutuan perdata

 

Further reading

• “persekutuan” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From per- +‎ sekutu +‎ -an.

Noun

pĕrsĕkutuan (Jawi spelling ڤرسکوتوان‎, plural persekutuan-persekutuan, informal 1st possessive persekutuanku, 2nd possessive persekutuanmu, 3rd possessive persekutuannya)

1. union
2. federation

   Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian persekutuan.

Further reading

• “persekutuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.