tujuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tuju + -an, from Malay tujuan. Semantic loan from Dutch oogmerk (aim, goal) in law terms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuˈd͡ʒuan]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ju‧an

Noun

tujuan (first-person possessive tujuanku, second-person possessive tujuanmu, third-person possessive tujuannya)

  1. goal, objective, aim, purpose
    Synonyms: arah, haluan, maksud
  2. destination
  3. (grammar) object

Hyponyms

  • tujuan institusional
  • tujuan instruksional
  • tujuan kelembagaan
  • tujuan kualitatif
  • tujuan kuantitatif
  • tujuan kurikuler
  • tujuan penderita
  • tujuan politik

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of tuju + -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tud͡ʒuan/

Noun

tujuan (Jawi spelling توجوان, informal 1st possessive tujuanku, 2nd possessive tujuanmu, 3rd possessive tujuannya)

  1. goal, objective, aim, purpose.
    Apakah tujuan projek ini?
    What is the purpose of this project?
    Synonyms: objektif, matlamat
  2. direction
    Layang-layang itu terlayang ke tujuan timur.
    That kite flew to the east.
    Synonyms: arah, haluan

Further reading

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