klerek
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch klerk (“clerk”), from Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkle.rək]
- Hyphenation: klé‧rêk
Noun
klérêk (first-person possessive klerekku, second-person possessive klerekmu, third-person possessive klereknya)
- (archaic) clerk, one working with records etc.
- Synonyms: juru tulis, kerani
Further reading
- “klerek” 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.
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