kompetensi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch competentie, from French compétence, from Late Latin competentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔmpəˈtɛnsi]
  • Hyphenation: kom‧pê‧tèn‧si

Noun

kompetensi (plural kompetensi-kompetensi)

  1. competence:
    1. (education) the quality or state of being competent for a general role.
    2. (education) the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
    3. (linguistics) the system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance).
    4. (law) the legal authority to deal with a matter.
  2. competency
    1. the ability to perform some task
    2. (law) meeting specified qualifications to perform.
    3. (linguistics) implicit knowledge of a language’s structure

Synonyms

  • kecekapan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

  • berkompetensi

Further reading