perseroan terbatas

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of perseroan (“company”) +‎ terbatas (“limited”), probably calque from Japanese 有限会社(ゆうげんがいしゃ) (yūgengaisha, literally “limited company”). This term is used to translate Dutch naamloze vennootschap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərsɛˈroan tərˈbatas]

Noun

perseroan terbatas (uncountable)

1. public limited company, corporation

   Synonyms: naamloze vennootschap, perseroan terbatas

Alternative forms

• PT (initialism)