kerja bakti

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Etymology

Compound of kerja (work) +‎ bakti (service), calque from Japanese 勤労奉仕(きんろうほうし) (kinrōhōshi, public work, literally labour service).

Pronunciation

Noun

kerja bakti (uncountable)

  1. community service.
  2. volunteer work.
  3. (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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