tenaga kerja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tenaga (“energy”) +‎ kerja (“work”), calque of Dutch arbeidskracht (“worker, labour”, literally “workforce”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təˈnaɡa kərˈd͡ʒa]

Noun

tênaga kêrja (plural tenaga-tenaga kerja)

  1. labor, labour:
    1. workers in general
    2. the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour
  2. workforce:
    1. all the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project
    2. (demography) the total population of a country or region that is employed or employable
      Synonym: angkatan kerja

Alternative forms

Hyponyms

  • tenaga kerja manusia
  • tenaga kerja tak terdidik dan tak terlatih
  • tenaga kerja terdidik
  • tenaga kerja terlatih

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ketenagakerjaan

Further reading

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