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kompanyon

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch compagnon, from French compagnon, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin compāniō (literally he with whom one shares one's bread), from com- (with) + pānis (bread), first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a calque of a Germanic word represented by Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, messmate) from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, with) + 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 (hlaifs, bread), Old High German galeipo, itself from Proto-Germanic *ga- (togetherness) + *hlaibaz (loaf, bread).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kompanyon (uncountable)

  1. companion
    Synonym: kawan
  2. business partner
    Synonym: mitra usaha

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