jajah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jajah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒad͡ʒah]
Hyphenation: ja‧jah

Verb

jajah

to explore.
to annex, to colonise.

Derived terms

jajahan
jelajah
menjajah
menjajahi
penjajah
penjajahan
terjajah

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒad͡ʒah/
Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah

Verb

jajah (Jawi spelling جاجه‎)

to explore
Synonym: jelajah
to annex; to colonise
Synonym: takluk

Derived terms

dijajah
dijelajahi
jajahan
jelajah
jelajahi
menjajah
menjelajahi
penjajah
penjajahan
penjelajah
penjelajahan
terjajah
terjelajah

Descendants

Indonesian: jajah

Further reading

“jajah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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