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kerja.

work:

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kərˈd͡ʒa/Standard-Indonesian[kərˈd͡ʒa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. work: labour, occupation, job

  2. work: a measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance

  3. work: a measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process

    broadly
  4. action: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Where this word comes from

From Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of karya. Displaced native gawai for the verb sense.

verb/kərˈd͡ʒa/Standard-Indonesian[kərˈd͡ʒa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to work

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Malay kerja, from Sanskrit कार्य (kārya). Doublet of karya. Displaced native gawai for the verb sense.

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