Affixedjawat +-an, fromMalayjawatan(“position”).Doublet ofjabatan.
jawatan (pluraljawatan-jawatan)
The word is part offalse friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due toshared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen inMalayjawatan.
jawatan (Jawi spellingجاوتن,pluraljawatan-jawatan)
The word is part offalse friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due toshared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen inIndonesianjawatan.