tenaga

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təˈnaɡa]
  • Hyphenation: te‧na‧ga

Etymology 1

From Malay tenaga, from Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”). Semantic loan from Dutch energie (“energy”) for physics sense.

Noun

tênaga (plural tenaga-tenaga)

  1. energy:
    1. the capacity to do work
    2. (physics) a quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent
      Synonym: energi

Affixed terms

  • bertenaga
  • ketenagaan
  • menenagai

Compounds

Etymology 2

Back-formation from tenaga kerja.

Noun

tênaga (plural tenaga-tenaga)

  1. (usually in compound) worker
    Synonyms: pekerja, pegawai

Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit तानयति (tānayati, “to extend, to expand”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

tenaga (Jawi spelling تناݢ, plural tenaga-tenaga)

  1. (physics) energy

Further reading

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