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Etymology

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From Malay persekutuan, equivalent to sekutu +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an

Noun

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pêrsêkutuan (plural persekutuan-persekutuan)

  1. alliance, union
    Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan
  2. joint venture, company
    Synonyms: perseroan dagang, kongsi, maskapai
  3. partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business.
  4. (dated) federation
    Synonym: federasi
  5. (Christianity) fellowship
  6. (Christianity, only in compounds) communion
    Synonym: komuni

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay persekutuan.

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Malay

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Etymology

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From sekutu +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pərsəkuˈtuan/ [pər.sə.kuˈt̪u.an]
  • Hyphenation: per‧se‧ku‧tu‧an

Noun

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pĕrsĕkutuan (Jawi spelling ڤرسکوتوان, plural persekutuan-persekutuan, informal 1st possessive persekutuanku, 2nd possessive persekutuanmu, 3rd possessive persekutuannya)

  1. union
  2. federation
    Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)

Usage notes

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The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesia usage can be seen in Indonesian persekutuan.

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