waralaba
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Javanese wara (“gift”) + lābha (“profit”), intended translated as extra or special profit. Coined by Lembaga Pendidikan dan Pembinaan Manajemen for translation of franchise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waraˈlaba/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ra‧la‧ba
- Rhymes: -ba, -a
Noun
waralaba (plural waralaba-waralaba, first-person possessive waralabaku, second-person possessive waralabamu, third-person possessive waralabanya)
- franchise
- (business) The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
- (business) A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
- (literature) The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular universe, including literary, film or television series from various sources.
Synonyms
- (business, literature): francais (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- mewaralabakan
- pewaralaba
- pewaralabaan
- terwaralaba
Further reading
- “waralaba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.