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Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from English company.
Pronunciation
Noun
kompeni
- company
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch compagnie (“company”), from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō. Doublet of kompi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: kom‧pê‧ni
Noun
kompêni (first-person possessive kompeniku, second-person possessive kompenimu, third-person possessive kompeninya)
- The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”), VOC.
- Dutch East Indies colonial government, which was formed after nationalisation of the VOC in 1800.
- a military company, a sub-division of a battalion, specifically related to above.
- Hypernym: kompi
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kompeni.
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From English company, from Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania.
Pronunciation
Noun
kompeni (Jawi spelling کومڤني, plural kompeni-kompeni, informal 1st possessive kompeniku, 2nd possessive kompenimu, 3rd possessive kompeninya)
- A company:
- (informal) A corporation or a legal business entity.
- Synonyms: syarikat, koperasi
- (historical) The East India Company or the Dutch East India Company.
- Synonym: syarikat
- (informal) The government.
- Synonyms: kerajaan, pemerintah, gomen (slang)
- (military) A body of soldiers that is part of a battalion and consists of less than a 100 units and is usually split into three platoons.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kompeni.
Further reading