swakriya
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed swa- + kriya, from English do it yourself. Coined by Indonesian engineer Ivan Lanin in August 2011.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
swakriya (first-person possessive swakriyaku, second-person possessive swakriyamu, third-person possessive swakriyanya)
- (neologism) do it yourself: the practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
Further reading edit
swakriya on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id- “swakriya” 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.
