pencen

See also: Pencen

Malay

Etymology

Affrication of earlier penshen and 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): [peɲ.t͡ʃen]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃen, -en
• Hyphenation: pen‧cen

Adjective

pencen (Jawi spelling ڤينچين)

1. No longer working but receiving pensions; pensioned.

   Apa pelan kau untuk masa kau pencen nanti?

   What are your plans for when you're pensioned soon?

Noun

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

1. A monthly payment provided by the government or an employer to a former employee who has retired; a pension.

Alternative forms

• pensiun (Indonesian and Indonesian Malay)

Affixations

• berpencen (“includes pensions”)
• pencenkan (“to pension someone”)

 

Further reading

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