rekayasa sosial
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of rekayasa (“engineering”) + sosial (“social”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English social engineering. Replaced permesinan sosial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.ka.ˈja.sa so.ˈsi.al/
Noun
rekayasa sosial (plural rekayasa-rekayasa sosial)
Further reading
- “rekayasa sosial” 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.