rekayasa
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦫꦺꦏꦪꦱ (rekayasa), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, “drawing, sketch”) + यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”). Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono.
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Noun edit
rékayasa (plural rekayasa-rekayasa, first-person possessive rekayasaku, second-person possessive rekayasamu, third-person possessive rekayasanya)
- engineering.
- Synonym: teknik
- (figurative) plot, conspiracy, scheme.
- Synonyms: komplot, konspirasi, perkomplotan, persekongkolan
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Further reading edit
- “rekayasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.