pekerja rumah tangga

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pekerja (“worker”) +‎ rumah tangga (“household”), after pembantu rumah tangga. Probably influenced by English domestic worker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.kər.ˈd͡ʒa ˈru.mah ˈtaŋ.ɡa/

Noun

pekerja rumah tangga (plural pekerja-pekerja rumah tangga, first-person possessive pekerja rumah tanggaku, second-person possessive pekerja rumah tanggamu, third-person possessive pekerja rumah tangganya)

1. domestic worker

   Synonyms: asisten rumah tangga, pembantu, pembantu rumah tangga

Alternative forms

• PRT

Further reading

• “pekerja rumah tangga” 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.