pekerti
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रकृति (prakṛti, “nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition”). Cognate of Javanese ꦥꦏꦼꦂꦠꦶ (pakerti, “nature, character”), Old Javanese prakṛti (“nature, character, disposition; pattern, standard, model”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəkərˈti/
- Rhymes: -ti, -i
- Hyphenation: pê‧kêr‧ti
Noun
pêkêrti (first-person possessive pekertiku, second-person possessive pekertimu, third-person possessive pekertinya)
- morals, ethics
- Synonym: akhlak
- character
- Synonyms: kelakuan, perangai, tingkah laku
Derived terms
- berpekerti
- budi pekerti
Further reading
- “pekerti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.