perikatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ikat +‎ per- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch verbintenis (“obligation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəriˈkatan/ [pə.riˈka.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧ka‧tan

Noun

perikatan (plural perikatan-perikatan)

1. (law) obligation (social, legal, or moral requirement; legal agreement)
2. relationship

   Synonyms: pertalian, perhubungan

3. alliance, federation, merger.

   Synonyms: perserikatan, persekutuan

4. commitment
5. (formal) agreement.

Derived terms

• perikatan perdata
• perikatan perseorangan

Further reading

• “perikatan”, 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

Malay

Etymology

ikat +‎ per- -an

Noun

perikatan (Jawi spelling ڤرايکتن, plural perikatan-perikatan or perikatan²)

1. alliance

Synonyms

• aliansi (Indonesian)

Further reading

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