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rekan.

colleague, peer

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[rəˈkan]

  1. colleague, peer

  2. companion

Where this word comes from

From Malay rakan, rekan, from Classical Malay rakan, rekan, probably from Tamil ராகம் (rākam) and Sanskrit राग (rāga).

noun[rəˈkan]

  1. market

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Probably a hypercorrection of reken (“to count”), a borrowing from Dutch reken, rekenen.

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