pejabat
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Etymology
Affixed per- + jabat, inherited from Malay pejabat. Attested before 1953.
Pronunciation
Noun
pejabat (first-person possessive pejabatku, second-person possessive pejabatmu, third-person possessive pejabatnya)
- official, an office holder invested with powers and authorities.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (archaic) office, a room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work.
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay pejabat.
Synonyms
See also
- kantor (“office”)
Further reading
- “pejabat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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