rekan
Finnish
Noun
rekan
- genitive singular of rekka
Anagrams
- Karen
Icelandic
Noun
rekan
- definite nominative singular of reka
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay rakan, rekan, from Classical Malay rakan, rekan, probably from Tamil ராகம் (rākam) and Sanskrit राग (rāga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rəˈkan]
- Hyphenation: rê‧kan
Noun
rekan (plural rekan-rekan, first-person possessive rekanku, second-person possessive rekanmu, third-person possessive rekannya)
- colleague, peer
- Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
- companion
Alternative forms
- rakan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Derived terms
- berekan
- berekanan
- merekan
- rekanan
Etymology 2
Probably a hypercorrection of reken (“to count”), a borrowing from Dutch reken, rekenen.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rəˈkan]
- Hyphenation: rê‧kan
Noun
rekan (plural rekan-rekan, first-person possessive rekanku, second-person possessive rekanmu, third-person possessive rekannya)
- (archaic) market
- Synonyms: pasar, pekan
Further reading
- “rekan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.