pemerintah

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixed peng- +‎ perintah, from Malay pemerintah, from Classical Malay pemerintah.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəməˈrɪntah]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧rin‧tah

Noun

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pêmêrintah (first-person possessive pemerintahku, second-person possessive pemerintahmu, third-person possessive pemerintahnya)

  1. government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
  2. manager
    Synonyms: pengelola, pengurus

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From pem- +‎ perintah (to govern).

Noun

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pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته, plural pemerintah-pemerintah, informal 1st possessive pemerintahku, 2nd possessive pemerintahmu, 3rd possessive pemerintahnya)

  1. (Indonesia, Singapore) government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
    Synonym: kerajaan
  2. ruler
    Synonym: penguasa

Usage notes

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"Pemerintah" is used in Singapore to refer to governments of republics, including the government of Singapore. In Indonesia, "pemerintah" is for any government, regardless of monarchy or republic. In Malaysia, "kerajaan" is used for any government, even if it is not a monarchy.

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: pemerintah

Adjective

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pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته)

  1. ruling, commanding
  2. governing

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