syarikat

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. Alternative spelling of serikat.

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَرِكَة (šarika).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃa.ri.kat]
  • Rhymes: -kat, -at
  • Hyphenation: sya‧ri‧kat

Noun

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

  1. A company (legal business entity).
    Synonyms: firma, kompeni (informal), perusahaan
  2. (in certain proper nouns) A federation or union (of states, etc.).
    Amerika SyarikatUnited States of America (lit. "Union America")
    Synonyms: persekutuan, perkumpulan, gabungan
  3. (rare) An alliance between nations (during wartime).
    Synonyms: perikatan, persekutuan

Affixations

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Compounds

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: serikat, syarikat

Further reading

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