sekutu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sekoetoe (1942-1947)

Etymology

Affixed se- +‎ kutu (“business association”), inherited from Malay sekutu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈkutu]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ku‧tu

Noun

sêkutu (plural sekutu-sekutu, first-person possessive sekutuku, second-person possessive sekutumu, third-person possessive sekutunya)

1. member of a company.

   Synonym: rekanan

2. partner.

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

3. partner in crime
4. union, federation.

   Synonyms: serikat, gabungan, federasi

Derived terms

• bersekutu
• mempersekutukan
• menyekutui
• menyekutukan
• penyekutuan
• persekutuan

 

Further reading

• “sekutu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.