pencen

See also: Pencen

Malay

Etymology

Affrication of earlier ڤنشين pensyen from English pension, from Anglo-Norman pencione, Old French pencion, and their source, borrowed from Latin pēnsiō, pēnsiōnem (“payment, weight, rent, compensation”), from the participle stem of pendere (“to weigh”). Doublet of pensiun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pent͡ʃen/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃen, -en
• Hyphenation: pén‧cén

Noun

péncén (Jawi spelling ڤينچين, plural pencen-pencen, informal 1st possessive pencenku, 2nd possessive pencenmu, 3rd possessive pencennya)

1. (Malaysia) pension; monthly payment provided by the government or an employer to a former employee who has retired.
2. A pensioner; someone who receives pensions.

Alternative forms

• pensiun

Affixations

• berpencen
• dipencenkan
• memencenkan
• pencenkan

 

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “penchen”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 240

Further reading

• “pencen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.