tenaga kerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tenaga (“energy”) +‎ kerja (“work”), calque of Dutch arbeidskracht (“worker, labour”, literally “workforce”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [təˈnaɡa kərˈd͡ʒa]

Noun

tênaga kêrja (first-person possessive tenaga kerjaku, second-person possessive tenaga kerjamu, third-person possessive tenaga kerjanya)

  1. labor, labour: workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

Hyponyms
  • tenaga kerja manusia
  • tenaga kerja tak terdidik dan tak terlatih
  • tenaga kerja terdidik
  • tenaga kerja terlatih

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • ketenagakerjaan

Further reading
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