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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed peng- + perintah, from Malay pemerintah, from Classical Malay pemerintah.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧rin‧tah
Noun
pêmêrintah (first-person possessive pemerintahku, second-person possessive pemerintahmu, third-person possessive pemerintahnya)
- government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
- manager
- Synonyms: pengelola, pengurus
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Malay
Etymology
From pem- + perintah (“to govern”).
Noun
pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته, plural pemerintah-pemerintah, informal 1st possessive pemerintahku, 2nd possessive pemerintahmu, 3rd possessive pemerintahnya)
- (Indonesia, Singapore) government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
- Synonym: kerajaan
- ruler
- Synonym: penguasa
Usage notes
"Pemerintah" is used in Singapore to refer to governments of republics, including the government of Singapore. In Indonesia, "pemerintah" is for any government, regardless of monarchy or republic. In Malaysia, "kerajaan" is used for any government, even if it is not a monarchy.
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Adjective
pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته)
- ruling, commanding
- governing
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