jawatan

Affixed jawat +‎ -an, from Malay jawatan (“position”). Doublet of jabatan.

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaˈwatan]
• Hyphenation: ja‧wat‧an

jawatan (plural jawatan-jawatan, first-person possessive jawatanku, second-person possessive jawatanmu, third-person possessive jawatannya)

1. (obsolete) service, office

   Synonym: dinas

   Perusahaan Jawatan Kereta Api ― Train Service Company

   Jawatan Kepolisian Negara ― National Police Service

2. (obsolete) badge, epaulette

   Synonym: tanda pangkat

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay jawatan.

• djawatan (superseded)

• “jawatan” 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.

jawat +‎ -an.

jawatan (Jawi spelling جاوتن, plural jawatan-jawatan, informal 1st possessive jawatanku, 2nd possessive jawatanmu, 3rd possessive jawatannya)

1. position, post, job

   jawatan kosong ― job vacancy

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian jawatan.

• “jawatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.