pejabat
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed per- + jabat, inherited from Malay pejabat. Attested before 1953.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/
- Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat
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
- (official): pegawai (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
- (office): kantor, markas, jawatan
See also
- kantor (“office”)
Further reading
- “pejabat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
pe- + jabat. Coined by the Pakatan Belajar Mengajar Pengetahuan Bahasa in Johore in late 19th century with intention to replace English loanword opis; first attested in the Buku Katan published in 1936 by the same institution.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/
- Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat
Noun
pejabat (Jawi spelling ڤجابت, plural pejabat-pejabat, informal 1st possessive pejabatku, 2nd possessive pejabatmu, 3rd possessive pejabatnya)
- office
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 pejabat.
Synonyms
- (office): kantor (Indonesia)
References
- Mohd. Said bin Haji Sulaiman (1936) Buku Katan, romanized, 2002 edition, Pakatan Bahasa Melayu Persuratan Buku Diraja Johor (original), Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, →ISBN, page 428
Further reading
- “pejabat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.