kerah putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kerah (“collar”) +‎ putih (“white”), calque of English white-collar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈrah ˈputɪh/

Phrase

kerah putih

1. white-collar

Synonyms

• kolar putih (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• kejahatan kerah putih
• pekerja kerah putih

 

Further reading

• “kerah putih” 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.