tanggung jawab

Indonesian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋguŋ
    Malay tanggung
    Indonesian tanggung
    Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb)bor.
    Malay jawab
    Indonesian jawab
    Indonesian tanggung jawab

    From tanggung (“to bear”) +‎ jawab (“answer”), literally “to bear answers”.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtaŋɡuŋ ˈd͡ʒawab/ [ˌt̪aŋ.ɡʊŋ ˈd͡ʒa.wap̚]
    • Rhymes: -awab
    • Syllabification: tang‧gung ja‧wab

    Noun

    tanggung jawab

    1. responsibility, accountability
      Synonym: pertanggungjawaban

    Verb

    tanggung jawab

    1. (intransitive, chiefly colloquial) to be responsible
      Synonym: bertanggung jawab

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