perusahaan rintisan
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of perusahaan (“company”) + rintisan, calque of English startup company. Coined in July 2010 by a netizen Angga Satriya (username Satrion) in comment section of an article about equivalent term for startup company in Ivan Lanin personal blog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pərusaˈhaan rɪnˈtisan/
Noun
perusahaan rintisan (plural perusahaan-perusahaan rintisan)