kakitangan

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See also: kaki tangan

Malay

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Etymology

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From kaki (foot) +‎ tangan (hand), i.e. “hands and feet” - in contrast to kepala, meaning "head" (both in anatomical and social sense) but also "leader".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakitangan (plural kakitangan-kakitangan, informal 1st possessive kakitanganku, 2nd possessive kakitanganmu, 3rd possessive kakitangannya)

  1. staff, personnel

Usage notes

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

Further reading

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