"werek" meaning in Indonesian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwerək/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈwe.rək̚] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: werek-werek [plural], werak [alternative]
Rhymes: -erək Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”), from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Etymology templates: {{bor+|id|nl|werk|t=work, labour; profession, job, employment}} Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”), {{der|id|dum|werc}} Middle Dutch werc, {{der|id|odt|*werk}} Old Dutch *werk, {{der|id|gmw-pro|*werk}} Proto-West Germanic *werk, {{der|id|gem-pro|*werką}} Proto-Germanic *werką, {{der|id|ine-pro|*wérǵom}} Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Head templates: {{id-noun}} werek (plural werek-werek)
  1. (colloquial, dated) recruiter Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-werek-id-noun-ktRiBNjp Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "werk",
      "werk#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "werc",
      "werc#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "*werk",
      "Reconstruction:Old Dutch/werk"
    ],
    [
      "*werk",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werk"
    ],
    [
      "*werką",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką"
    ],
    [
      "*wérǵom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wérǵom"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "werk",
        "t": "work, labour; profession, job, employment"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "werc"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch werc",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*werk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *werk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*werk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *werk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*werką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *werką",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wérǵom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”), from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "werek-werek",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "werek (plural werek-werek)",
      "name": "id-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "we‧rek"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "we‧rek"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-werek-id-noun-ktRiBNjp",
      "links": [
        [
          "recruiter",
          "recruiter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dated) recruiter"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwerək/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe.rək̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-erək"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werek"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "werk",
      "werk#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "werc",
      "werc#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "*werk",
      "Reconstruction:Old Dutch/werk"
    ],
    [
      "*werk",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werk"
    ],
    [
      "*werką",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką"
    ],
    [
      "*wérǵom",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wérǵom"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "werk",
        "t": "work, labour; profession, job, employment"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "werc"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch werc",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*werk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *werk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*werk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *werk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*werką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *werką",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wérǵom"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Dutch werk (“work, labour; profession, job, employment”), from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "werek-werek",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werak",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "werek (plural werek-werek)",
      "name": "id-noun"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "we‧rek"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Indonesian colloquialisms",
        "Indonesian dated terms",
        "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Indonesian lemmas",
        "Indonesian nouns",
        "Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Dutch",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Indonesian/erək",
        "Rhymes:Indonesian/erək/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "recruiter"
      ],
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        [
          "recruiter",
          "recruiter"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, dated) recruiter"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwerək/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwe.rək̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-erək"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werek"
}

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