Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gotong-royong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.76 in modern English

Syllables: go-tong-roy-ong
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal.

Uncountable

noun

An event where people clean up a place, such as sweeping and removing rubbish.

Countable

Example Sentences

"These [Housing and Development Board housing estates] must be the core areas where the concept of neighbourliness and the friendly smile and greeting can and must be promoted and the kampung spirit of ‘gotong royong’ preserved. [Quoting an editorial in the National Youth Leadership Training Institute Alumni’s newsletter.]"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay gotong-royong.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gotong-royongs (plural)

Questions

What does gotong-royong mean?: Cooperation by members of a community to achieve a common goal.
Where does gotong-royong come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Malay gotong-royong.

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