gotong-royong

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay gotong-royong.

Noun

gotong-royong (countable and uncountable, plural gotong-royongs)

  1. (uncountable, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal.
    • 1978 December 7, “The good S’porean urged to set an example”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings, →OCLC, page 26, column 10:
      These [Housing and Development Board housing estates] must be the core areas where the concept of neighbourliness and the friendly smile and greeting can and must be promoted and the kampung spirit of ‘gotong royong’ preserved. [Quoting an editorial in the National Youth Leadership Training Institute Alumni’s newsletter.]
  2. (countable, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) An event where people clean up a place, such as sweeping and removing rubbish.

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of Javanese gotong (“to carry”) + Javanese royong (“together”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡotoŋ ˈrojoŋ/ [ˈɡo.t̪oŋ ˈro.joŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ojoŋ, -joŋ, -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: go‧tong-ro‧yong

Noun

gotong-royong (Jawi spelling ݢوتوڠ - رويوڠ)

  1. Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal that is considered useful for the common good and welfare.
    Near-synonym: kerjasama

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • bergotong-royong [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: gotong royong (inherited)
  • → English: gotong royong
  • → Iban: gutung-ruyung

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