padat karya
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of padat (“packed”) + karya (“work”), compare to Japanese 労働集約 (rōshūyaku, “labor-intensive”, literally “labour + consolidate, aggregate”) and Chinese 勞動密集／劳动密集 (láodòng mìjí, “labor-intensive”, literally “labor-dense”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.dat ˈkar.ja/
Phrase
- labor-intensive, work-intensive: requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.
Synonyms
- intensif buruh (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “padat karya” 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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