kewajiban
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəwaˈd͡ʒiban/ [kə.waˈd͡ʒi.ban]
- Rhymes: -iban
- Syllabification: ke‧wa‧ji‧ban
Noun
kewajiban
- obligation
- Synonym: (uncommon) obligasi
- a social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action
- a course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted
- (law) a legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement
- reason for being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kewajiban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of wajib + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.wa.d͡ʒe.ban]
- Hyphenation: ke‧wa‧jib‧an
Noun
kewajiban (Jawi spelling کواجبن, plural kewajiban-kewajiban)
- alternative form of kewajipan