pekerti

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦏꦼꦂꦠꦶ (pakerti, “nature, character”), from Old Javanese prakṛti (“nature, character, disposition; pattern, standard, model”), from Sanskrit प्रकृति (prakṛti, “nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəkərˈti/
  • Rhymes: -ti, -i
  • Hyphenation: pê‧kêr‧ti

Noun

pêkêrti (plural pekerti-pekerti)

  1. morals, ethics
    Synonym: akhlak
  2. character
    Synonyms: kelakuan, perangai, tingkah laku

Derived terms

  • berpekerti

Further reading

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