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)

1. morals, ethics

   Synonym: akhlak

2. character

   Synonyms: kelakuan, perangai, tingkah laku

Derived terms

• berpekerti

 

• budi pekerti

 

Further reading

• “pekerti” 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.