kompeni

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English company.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompəni/

Noun

kompeni

1. company

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch compagnie (“company”), from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō. Doublet of kompi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kompəˈni]
• Hyphenation: kom‧pê‧ni

Noun

kompêni (first-person possessive kompeniku, second-person possessive kompenimu, third-person possessive kompeninya)

1. The Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”), VOC.
2. Dutch East Indies colonial government, which was formed after nationalisation of the VOC in 1800.
3. a military company, a sub-division of a battalion, specifically related to above.

   Hypernym: kompi

Usage notes

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 kompeni.

Further reading

• “kompeni” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English company.

Noun

kompeni (plural kompeni-kompeni, informal 1st possessive kompeniku, 2nd possessive kompenimu, 3rd possessive kompeninya)

1. company (corporation, legal business entity)
2. company (military)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• syarikat
• (military): kompi (Indonesian)