persekutuan

From Malay persekutuan, equivalent to sekutu +‎ per- -an.

• The sense “partnership” is a semantic loan from Dutch vennootschap (“partnership, company”).
• The sense “fellowship” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “community, communion”).

• IPA^(key): [pərsəkuˈtuan]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sê‧ku‧tu‧an

pêrsêkutuan (plural persekutuan-persekutuan)

1. alliance, union

   Synonyms: ikatan, persatuan, perhimpunan, perserikatan

2. joint venture, company

   Synonyms: perseroan dagang, kongsi, maskapai

3. partnership: an association of two or more people to conduct a business
4. (dated) federation

   Synonym: federasi

5. (Christianity) fellowship
6. (Christianity, only in compounds) communion

   Synonym: komuni

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay persekutuan.

• “persekutuan” 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.

From sekutu +‎ per- -an.

• IPA^(key): /pərsəkuˈtuan/ [pər.sə.kuˈt̪u.an]
• Hyphenation: per‧se‧ku‧tu‧an

pĕrsĕkutuan (Jawi spelling ڤرسکوتوان, plural persekutuan-persekutuan)

1. union
2. federation

   Synonym: federasi (Indonesian)

   Persekutuan Tanah Melayu

   The Federation of Malaya

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

• “persekutuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.