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tenaga.

energy:

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈnaɡa/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈna.ɡa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. energy: the capacity to do work

  2. energy: a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent

Where this word comes from

From Malay tenaga, from Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”). Semantic loan from Dutch energie (“energy”) for physics sense.

noun/təˈnaɡa/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈna.ɡa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. worker

    compound · regional
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from tenaga kerja.

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