panitera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦤꦶꦠꦿ (panitra, “secretary”), from Old Javanese panitra, prefixed pa- +‎ citra, from Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, “picture”). Equivalent to peng- +‎ citra. Semantic loan from Dutch griffier (“registrar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /paˈnitəra/ [paˈni.t̪ə.ra]
• Rhymes: -itəra
• Syllabification: pa‧ni‧te‧ra

Noun

panitera (plural panitera-panitera)

1. clerk, registrar, secretary

   Synonyms: kerani, klerek, penulis, sekretaris

2. (law) law clerk, secretary of the court
3. (management) a third party company that conducts independent audits of a company's quality systems

Alternative forms

• panitra

Derived terms

affixed terms

• kepaniteraan

compounds

• panitera muda
• panitera pengganti
• panitera perdata

Further reading

• “panitera” 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.