perusahaan rintisan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of perusahaan (“company”) +‎ rintisan, calque of English startup company. Coined in July 2010 by a netizen Angga Satriya (username Satrion) in comment section of an article about equivalent term for startup company in Ivan Lanin personal blog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərusaˈhaan rɪnˈtisan/

Noun

perusahaan rintisan (first-person possessive perusahaan rintisanku, second-person possessive perusahaan rintisanmu, third-person possessive perusahaan rintisannya)

1. startup, a new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.