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

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pemerintah

Adjective

pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته)

  1. ruling, commanding
  2. governing

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