dènes

See also: denes, Denes, Dénes, Déneš, and денес

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dienst (“service”), from Middle Dutch dienst, from Old Dutch *thionost, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛnəs/
  • Rhymes: -əs
  • Hyphenation: dè‧nes

Noun

dènes

  1. (government) service; department
  2. (government) the civil service
  3. (by extension) the elites

Derived terms

  • lènong dènes

Verb

dènes

  1. to be assigned (by the government)
  2. to work

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “dènes”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 101
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