klerek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch klerk (“clerk”), from Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkle.rək]
  • Hyphenation: klé‧rêk

Noun

klérêk (first-person possessive klerekku, second-person possessive klerekmu, third-person possessive klereknya)

  1. (archaic) clerk, one working with records etc.
    Synonyms: juru tulis, kerani

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