pensiun

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Etymology

From Malay pensiun, from Dutch pensioen, from Middle Dutch pensioen, from Old French pension (“payment, rent”), from Latin pensio (“payment, rent”), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh, to pay”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pèn‧si‧un

Noun

pènsiun (plural pensiun-pensiun)

  1. pension: an annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.
    Synonym: péncén (Standard Malay)
  2. (generally in compound) retirement: The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
    Synonym: persaraan (Standard Malay)

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Compounds

Verb

pènsiun

  1. to retire

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch pensioen,[1] from Middle Dutch pensioen, from Old French pension (“payment, rent”), from Latin pensio (“payment, rent”), from pensus, the past participle of pendere (“to weigh, to pay”). Doublet of pencen.

Noun

pensiun (Jawi spelling ڤينسيون, plural pensiun-pensiun, informal 1st possessive pensiunku, 2nd possessive pensiunmu, 3rd possessive pensiunnya)

  1. (Indonesia, Riau) pension; monthly payment provided by the government or an employer to a former employee who has retired.

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References

  1. ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 248
  1. “pensiun”, in Kamus Melayu Riau-Indonesia, Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa Republik Indonesia, 1997, page 397
  2. Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pensiun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 246

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