pemerintah

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəməˈrɪntah]

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• Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧rin‧tah

Noun

pêmêrintah

1. government (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws)
2. manager

   Synonyms: pengelola, pengurus

Synonyms

• kerajaan (“government”) (Brunei, Malaysia)
• pemerintah (“government”) (Singapore)

Derived terms

• pemerintahan
  • berpemerintahan

• pemerintah bayang-bayang
• pemerintah bayangan
• pemerintah berdaulat
• pemerintah daerah
• pemerintah darurat
• pemerintah de facto
• pemerintah desa
• pemerintah federal
• pemerintah kesatuan
• pemerintah kolonial
• pemerintah nasional
• pemerintah pusat
• pemerintah sendiri

 

Further reading

• “pemerintah” 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 pem- +‎ perintah (“to govern”).

Noun

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, pengereh

2. ruler

   Synonym: penguasa

Usage notes

"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

• Indonesian: pemerintah

Adjective

pemerintah (Jawi spelling ڤمرينته)

1. ruling, commanding
2. governing

Further reading

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