serikat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay syarikat, from Arabic شَرِكَة (šarika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈri.kat̚]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ri‧kat

Noun

sêrikat (first-person possessive serikatku, second-person possessive serikatmu, third-person possessive serikatnya)

1. union, association, league

   Synonyms: persekutuan, perkumpulan

   Amerika Serikat ― United States of America

2. partnership, company

   Synonyms: persekutuan, perseroan

3. ally, confederate

   Synonyms: sekutu, kawan

Alternative forms

• sarekat
• syarikat (superseded spelling)

Derived terms

• berserikat
• menyerikati
• menyerikatkan
• perserikatan

 

Further reading

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

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