bersekutu

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ sekutu.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Literary Standard, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bərsəˈkutu/ [bər.səˈku.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu, -tu, -u
• Hyphenation: ber‧se‧ku‧tu

Verb

bersekutu (Jawi spelling برسکوتو)

1. unite; allied; team up; group up; to be in a partnership or federation

   Bersekutu bertambah mutu.

   Unity is Strenght

   (literally, “Being united adds quality.”)

Derived terms

Proverbs

• bersekutu bertambah mutu (“unity is strength”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bersekutu (inherited)

Further reading

• "bersekutu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017