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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦏꦼꦂꦠꦶ (pakerti, “nature, character”), from Old Javanese prakṛti (“nature, character, disposition; pattern, standard, model”), from Sanskrit प्रकृति (prakṛti, “nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəkərˈti/
- Rhymes: -ti, -i
- Hyphenation: pê‧kêr‧ti
Noun
pêkêrti (uncountable)
- morals, ethics
- Synonym: akhlak
- character
- Synonyms: kelakuan, perangai, tingkah laku
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