persekutuan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay persekutuan, equivalent to sekutu +‎ per- -an.

• The sense “partnership” is a semantic loan from Dutch vennootschap (“partnership, company”).
• The sense “fellowship” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an

Noun

pêrsêkutuan (plural persekutuan-persekutuan)

1. alliance, union

   Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan

2. joint venture, company

   Synonyms: perseroan dagang, kongsi, maskapai

3. (business, law) partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business
4. (dated) federation

   Synonym: federasi

5. (Christianity) fellowship
6. (Christianity, only in compounds) communion

   Synonym: komuni

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay persekutuan.

Compounds

• persekutuan dagang
• persekutuan firma
• persekutuan komanditer
• persekutuan perdata

Further reading

• “persekutuan”, 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

From sekutu +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərsəkuˈtuan/ [pər.sə.kuˈt̪u.an]
• Hyphenation: per‧se‧ku‧tu‧an

Noun

pĕrsĕkutuan (Jawi spelling ڤرسکوتوان, plural persekutuan-persekutuan or persekutuan²)

1. union
2. federation

   Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)

   Persekutuan Tanah Melayu

   The Federation of Malaya

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian persekutuan.

Further reading

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