pekerti

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

pêkêrti (first-person possessive pekertiku, second-person possessive pekertimu, third-person possessive pekertinya)

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

Derived terms
  • berpekerti

Further reading
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