majikan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• madjikan (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay majikan (“employer”), from Sundanese majikan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ʒikan/ [maˈd͡ʒi.kan]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ma‧ji‧kan

Noun

majikan (plural majikan-majikan)

1. employer (a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person)

   Synonyms: pemekerja, pemberi kerja

2. master (someone who has control over or employs something or someone)

Further reading

• “majikan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

majikan

1. romanization of ꦩꦗꦶꦏꦤ꧀