rekayasa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦫꦺꦏꦪꦱ (rekayasa), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, “drawing, sketch”) + यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”). Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rekaˈjasa/
- Hyphenation: ré‧ka‧ya‧sa
Noun
rékayasa (plural rekayasa-rekayasa, first-person possessive rekayasaku, second-person possessive rekayasamu, third-person possessive rekayasanya)
- engineering.
- Synonym: teknik
- (figuratively) plot, conspiracy, scheme.
- Synonyms: komplot, konspirasi, perkomplotan, persekongkolan
Derived terms
- merekayasa
- perekayasa
- perekayasaan
- terekayasa
- rekayasa biologis
- rekayasa cuaca
- rekayasa eksternal
- rekayasa genetika
- rekayasa historis
- rekayasa internal
- rekayasa keandalan
- rekayasa mutu
- rekayasa sosial
Related terms
- jasa
- reka
Further reading
- “rekayasa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.