pemerintah

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ perintah, from Malay pemerintah, from Classical Malay pemerintah.

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  • Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧rin‧tah

Noun

pêmêrintah (first-person possessive pemerintahku, second-person possessive pemerintahmu, third-person possessive pemerintahnya)

  1. government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
  2. 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)

  1. (Indonesia, Singapore) government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
    Synonym: kerajaan
  2. 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.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pemerintah

Adjective

pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته)

  1. ruling, commanding
  2. governing

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