pejabat

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Affixed per- +‎ jabat, inherited from Malay pejabat. Attested before 1953. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/ Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat Rhymes: -at === Noun === pejabat (plural pejabat-pejabat) official, an office holder invested with powers and authorities (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (archaic) office, a room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work ==== Usage notes ==== 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 pejabat. ==== Synonyms ==== (official): pegawai (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) (office): kantor, markas, jawatan === See also === kantor (“office”) === Further reading === “pejabat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === pe- +‎ jabat. Coined by the Pakatan Belajar Mengajar Pengetahuan Bahasa in Johore late 19th century with intention to replace English loanword opis; first attested in the Buku Katan published in 1936 by the same institution. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəd͡ʒabat/ Hyphenation: pê‧ja‧bat Rhymes: -at === Noun === pejabat (Jawi spelling ڤجابت, plural pejabat-pejabat or pejabat2) office ==== 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 pejabat. ==== Synonyms ==== (office): kantor (Indonesia) === References === === Further reading === "pejabat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017