English
gotong-royong
Gotong-royong comes from Malay gotong-royong ‘Cooperation by members of a community to…’.
- Malaymoderngotong-royong‘Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal that is considered useful…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Malaymoderngotong-royong‘Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal that is considered useful…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1978same form
Earliest quotation: 1978, The good S’porean urged to set an example: “These [Housing and Development Board housing estates] must be…”
Every English word from Malay gotong-royong
Today it means
noun Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay gotong-royong / gotong-royong