karya

karya

See also: käryä

Balinese

Romanization

karya

1. Romanization of ᬓᬭ᭄ᬬ

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay karya, from Old Malay kāryya, from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”). Doublet of kerja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karia/, /karja/

Noun

karya

1. work, product; the result of effort.
   1. a literary, artistic, or intellectual production.

      Synonym: ciptaan

   2. the result of a particular manner of production.

      Synonym: buatan

2. synonym of pekerjaan

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 karya.

Affixed terms

• adikarya
• berkarya
• karyawan
• kekaryaan
• mengaryakan
• pengaryaan

 

Compounds

• karya asli
• karya cetak
• karya ilmiah
• karya intelektual
• karya rekam
• karya sastra
• karya seni
• karya tulis

 

Further reading

• “karya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कार्य (kārya, “deed”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kariə/, /karjə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /karia/, /karja/
• Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə

Noun

karya (Jawi spelling کاريا‎, plural karya-karya, informal 1st possessive karyaku, 2nd possessive karyamu, 3rd possessive karyanya)

1. work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian karya.

Synonyms

• kerja (ordinary work)

Derived terms

• karya agung

Descendants

• Indonesian: karya

References