rukun tetangga

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • RT (initialism)

Etymology

Compound of rukun (“harmonious, peaceful, unanimous”) +‎ tetangga (“neighbor”), calque from Japanese 隣組(となりぐみ) (tonarigumi, literally “neighbor association”).

Noun

rukun tetangga (plural rukun-rukun tetangga)

  1. neighborhood association, a group of residents or property owners who advocate for or organize activities within a neighborhood

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