rukun tetangga

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• RT (initialism)

Etymology

Compound of rukun (“harmonious, peaceful, unanimous”) +‎ tetangga (“neighbor”), calque of Japanese 隣組(となりぐみ) (tonarigumi, literally “neighbor association”).

Noun

rukun tetangga (first-person possessive rukun tetanggaku, second-person possessive rukun tetanggamu, third-person possessive rukun tetangganya)

1. neighborhood association, a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood.

See also

• rukun kampung
• rukun warga

 

Further reading

• “rukun tetangga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.