pesangon

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese pesangon (ꦥꦼꦱꦔꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “provision money”). Reanalysed as sangu +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈsaŋɔn]
• Hyphenation: pê‧sa‧ngon

Noun

pesangon (first-person possessive pesangonku, second-person possessive pesangonmu, third-person possessive pesangonnya)

1. severance pay

   Synonym: uang pesangon

Further reading

• “pesangon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.