kakitangan

== Malay == === Etymology === Compound of kaki (“foot”) +‎ tangan (“hand”), i.e. “hands and feet” - in contrast to kepala, meaning "head" (both in anatomical and social sense) but also "leader". === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˌkakiˈtaŋan/ [ˌka.kiˈt̪a.ŋan] Rhymes: -taŋan, -aŋan, -ŋan, -an === Noun === kakitangan (Jawi spelling کاکيتاڠن, plural kakitangan-kakitangan or kakitangan2) staff, personnel ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kaki tangan. === Further reading === "kakitangan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017