rekayasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦫꦺꦏꦪꦱ (rekayasa), from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, “drawing, sketch”) +‎ यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”). Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rekaˈjasa/
• Hyphenation: ré‧ka‧ya‧sa

Noun

rékayasa (plural rekayasa-rekayasa, first-person possessive rekayasaku, second-person possessive rekayasamu, third-person possessive rekayasanya)

1. engineering.

   Synonym: teknik

2. (figurative) fabrication, plot, conspiracy, scheme.

   Synonyms: komplot, konspirasi, perkomplotan, persekongkolan

Derived terms

• merekayasa
• perekayasa
• perekayasaan
• terekayasa

 

• rekayasa biologis
• rekayasa cuaca
• rekayasa eksternal
• rekayasa genetika
• rekayasa historis
• rekayasa internal
• rekayasa keandalan
• rekayasa mutu
• rekayasa sosial

 

Related terms

• jasa
• reka

 

Further reading

• “rekayasa” 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.