departemen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch departement, from French département, from Old French département.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [də.par.təˈmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: dê‧par‧tê‧mèn

Noun

dêpartêmèn (first-person possessive departemenku, second-person possessive departemenmu, third-person possessive departemennya)

  1. department
    1. (government) one of the principal divisions of executive government.
      Synonym: kementerian
    2. (education) one of the divisions of instructions in a university.
  2. (government) bureau (in state affairs) an administrative unit of government.
  • departemental

Descendants

  • Tetum: departemén

Further reading

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