belanja

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belanja, from Pali valañja (“that which is spent or secreted”).
Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧ꧀ꦭꦚ꧀ꦗ (blanja) for "to spend, to pay out" sense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈlan.d͡ʒa/
Hyphenation: bê‧lan‧ja

Noun

belanja

cost, amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
Synonyms: biaya, ongkos
salary, wage.
Synonyms: gaji, upah
(finance) expenditure
belanja perpajakan ― tax expenditure

Verb

belanja

(colloquial) to shop
Synonym: berbelanja
(colloquial) to spend, to pay out.
Synonym: berbelanja

Derived terms

belanjaan
berbelanja
membelanjai
membelanjakan
pembelanja
pembelanjaan
perbelanjaan

Further reading

“belanja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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