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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kerja (“work”) + bakti (“service”), calque from Japanese 勤労奉仕 (kinrōhōshi, “public work”, literally “labour service”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kerja bakti (uncountable)
- community service.
- volunteer work.
- (colloquial, euphemistic) corvee: unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
- Synonyms: kerja bakti, kerja paksa, kerja rodi, korve, ordi, rodi, wajib kerja
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