kompeni

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English company.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompəni/

Noun

kompeni

1. company

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch compagnie (“company”), from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō. Doublet of kompi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kompəˈni]
• Hyphenation: kom‧pê‧ni

Noun

kompêni (first-person possessive kompeniku, second-person possessive kompenimu, third-person possessive kompeninya)

1. The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”), VOC.
2. Dutch East Indies colonial government, which was formed after nationalisation of the VOC in 1800.
3. a military company, a sub-division of a battalion, specifically related to above.

   Hypernym: kompi

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kompeni.

Further reading

• “kompeni” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English company, from Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kam.pə.ni], [kom.pə.ni]
• Rhymes: -ni, -i
• Hyphenation: kom‧pe‧ni

Noun

kompeni (Jawi spelling کومڤني, plural kompeni-kompeni, informal 1st possessive kompeniku, 2nd possessive kompenimu, 3rd possessive kompeninya)

1. A company:
   1. (informal) A corporation or a legal business entity.

      Synonyms: syarikat, koperasi

   2. (historical) The East India Company or the Dutch East India Company.

      Synonym: syarikat

   3. (informal) The government.

      Synonyms: kerajaan, pemerintah, gomen (slang)

   4. (military) A body of soldiers that is part of a battalion and consists of less than a 100 units and is usually split into three platoons.

Usage notes

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

Further reading

• “kompeni” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.