penyelia

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed selia +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay penyelia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.ɲə.ˈli.a/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: pê‧nyê‧li‧a

Noun

pênyêlia (plural penyelia-penyelia)

  1. supervisor:
    1. (management) a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities; a person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them
      Synonyms: kontrolir, penilik, pengawas, penyelia
    2. (government) functional positions include operational technical activities related to the application of operational concepts or methods from a professional field
      Coordinate terms: pemula, mahir, terampil, penyelia

Further reading