padat karya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of padat (“packed”) +‎ karya (“work”), compare to Japanese 労働集約(ろうしゅうやく) (rōshūyaku, “labor-intensive”, literally “labour + consolidate, aggregate”) and Chinese 勞動密集／劳动密集 (láodòng mìjí, “labor-intensive”, literally “labor-dense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.dat ˈkar.ja/

Phrase

padat karya

1. labor-intensive, work-intensive: requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.

Synonyms

• intensif buruh (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “padat karya” 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.