kakitangan

See also: kaki tangan

Malay

Etymology

From kaki (“foot”) +‎ tangan (“hand”), i.e. “hands and feet” - in contrast to kepala, meaning "head" (both in anatomical and social sense) but also "leader".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ki.ta.ŋan/
  • Rhymes: -taŋan, -aŋan, -ŋan, -an

Noun

kakitangan (plural kakitangan-kakitangan)

  1. staff, personnel

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kaki tangan.

Further reading

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