syarikat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃaˈrikat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: sya‧ri‧kat

Noun

sêrikat (first-person possessive syarikatku, second-person possessive syarikatmu, third-person possessive syarikatnya)

1. Alternative spelling of serikat.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic شَرِكَة (šarika).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

syarikat (Jawi spelling شريکت, plural syarikat-syarikat, informal 1st possessive syarikatku, 2nd possessive syarikatmu, 3rd possessive syarikatnya)

1. company
2. federation, union (of states, etc.)

   Amerika Syarikat

   United States of America

Synonyms

• (company): kompeni, perusahaan
• (union): kesatuan, persekutuan

Descendants

• Indonesian: serikat

Further reading

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