tenaga
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay tenaga, from Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”). Semantic loan from Dutch energie (“energy”) for physics sense.
Noun
Affixed terms
- bertenaga
- ketenagaan
- menenagai
Compounds
- tenaga dalam
- tenaga elektromotif
- tenaga gerak
- tenaga kerja
- tenaga kuda
- tenaga ledak
- tenaga listrik
- tenaga matahari
- tenaga mesin
- tenaga surya
Etymology 2
Back-formation from tenaga kerja.
Noun
Compounds
- tenaga honorer
- tenaga kependidikan
- tenaga kerja
- tenaga kesehatan
- tenaga lepas
- tenaga masyarakat
- tenaga medis
- tenaga pendidik
- tenaga pengajar
- tenaga profesional
- tenaga teknik
- tenaga teknis
- tenaga temporer
- tenaga terampil
- tenaga tetap
Further reading
- “tenaga” 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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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
tenaga (Jawi spelling تناݢ, plural tenaga-tenaga, informal 1st possessive tenagaku, 2nd possessive tenagamu, 3rd possessive tenaganya)
Further reading
- “tenaga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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