tanggung jawab

Indonesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ

Malay tanggung

Indonesian tanggung

Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.

Malay jawab

Indonesian jawab

Indonesian tanggung jawab

From tanggung (“to bear”) +‎ jawab (“answer”), literally “to bear answers”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtaŋɡuŋ ˈd͡ʒawab/ [ˌt̪aŋ.ɡʊŋ ˈd͡ʒa.wap̚]
• Rhymes: -awab
• Syllabification: tang‧gung ja‧wab

Noun

tanggung jawab

1. responsibility, accountability

   Synonyms: pertanggungjawaban, tanggung gugat, tanggung jelas

2. (law) liability

   Synonym: tanggung wajib

Verb

tanggung jawab

1. (intransitive, chiefly colloquial) to be responsible

   Synonym: bertanggung jawab

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bertanggung jawab
• ketidakbertanggungjawaban
• ketidaktanggungjawaban
• mempertanggungjawabkan
• menanggungjawabi
• penanggung jawab
• pertanggungjawaban
• pertanggungjawabkan
• tanggungjawabi
• tanggungjawabkan

Compound terms

• tanggung jawab mutlak
• tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan
• tanggung jawab wajib pajak

Further reading

• “tanggung jawab”, 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