zaken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːkən

Noun

zaken

1. plural of zaak
2. business
3. affairs, a field of management, such as a political portfolio

Derived terms

• binnenlandse zaken
• buitenlandse zaken
• lopende zaken
• zakendoen
• zakenleven
• zakenman

Descendants

• → Indonesian: zaken
• → Peranakan Indonesian: zaken

Anagrams

• kazen

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zaken (“business; affairs”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈzakən/ [ˈza.kən]
• Rhymes: -akən
• Syllabification: za‧ken

Adjective

zakên

1. (government, politics) professional, technocratic (generally to cabinet).

Noun

zakên

1. affair

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zaken (“business; affairs”).

Noun

zaken

1. business; affairs

   Di-sitoelah toean Ezerman, Adviseur voor Chineesche Zaken. ― There is Mr. Ezerman, Advisor for Chinese Affairs.