pekerja rumah tangga
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pekerja (“worker”) + rumah tangga (“household”), after pembantu rumah tangga. Probably influenced by English domestic worker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pə.kər.ˈd͡ʒa ˈru.mah ˈtaŋ.ɡa/
Noun
pekerja rumah tangga (plural pekerja-pekerja rumah tangga)
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “pekerja rumah tangga” 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.