pemerintahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed perintah +‎ peng- -an or pemerintah (“government”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəmərɪnˈtahan/
• Hyphenation: pê‧mê‧rin‧tah‧an

Noun

pêmêrintahan (plural pemerintahan-pemerintahan)

1. governance

   Synonyms: administrasi, manajemen, penadbiran, pengelolaan, tata kelola, tata laksana, tata usaha

   Synonyms: governans, urus tadbir (Standard Malay)

2. government:
   1. the state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power; the tenure of a chief of state.
   2. affairs, the management or control of a system.

      Synonyms: penadbiran, administrasi

Further reading

• “pemerintahan” 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.