majikan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• madjikan (dated, pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay مجيکن (majikan, “employer”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ʒikan/ [maˈd͡ʒi.kan]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ma‧ji‧kan

Noun

majikan (plural majikan-majikan, first-person possessive majikanku, second-person possessive majikanmu, third-person possessive majikannya)

1. employer: a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

   Synonyms: pemekerja, pemberi kerja

2. master:
   1. someone who has control over something or someone;
   2. someone who employs others.

Further reading

• “majikan” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

majikan

1. Romanization of ꦩꦗꦶꦏꦤ꧀