koperasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ko- +‎ operasi, from earlier kooperasi, from Dutch coöperatie, from Middle French cooperation, from Late Latin cooperātiō. Doublet of kooperasi.

• The word was used for translation of Japanese 組合(くみあい) (kumiai, “an association, a union”) during the Japanese occupation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kopəˈrasi/ [ko.pəˈra.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: ko‧pe‧ra‧si

Noun

kopêrasi (plural)

1. cooperation
2. cooperative

   Hypernym: pelaku usaha

Derived terms

• berkoperasi
• perkoperasian

• koperasi konsumsi
• koperasi produksi
• koperasi simpan pinjam

Further reading

• “koperasi” 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.