tenaga kerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tenaga (“energy”) +‎ kerja (“work”), calque of Dutch arbeidskracht (“worker, labour”, literally “workforce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈnaɡa kərˈd͡ʒa]

Noun

tênaga kêrja (first-person possessive tenaga kerjaku, second-person possessive tenaga kerjamu, third-person possessive tenaga kerjanya)

1. labor, labour:
   1. workers in general
   2. the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
2. workforce:
   1. all the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
   2. (demography) the total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.

      Synonym: angkatan kerja

Hyponyms

• tenaga kerja manusia
• tenaga kerja tak terdidik dan tak terlatih
• tenaga kerja terdidik
• tenaga kerja terlatih

 

Coordinate terms

• buruh
• karyawan
• kuli
• pegawai
• pekerja

 

Derived terms

• ketenagakerjaan

 

Further reading

• “tenaga kerja” 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.