Januari
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch januari, from Latin iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”, a root).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒanuˈari/ [d͡ʒa.nuˈa.ri]
- Rhymes: -ari
- Syllabification: Ja‧nu‧a‧ri
Proper noun
Januari
Coordinate terms
Gregorian calendar months: bulan-bulan kalender Gregoriusedit
Further reading
- “Januari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Noun
Jānuārī
- genitive/vocative singular of Jānuārius
Makasar
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟanuˈari/, [ɟʝa.nu.ˈa.ri]
- Hyphenation: ja‧nu‧a‧ri
Noun
Januari (Lontara spelling ᨍᨊᨘᨕᨑᨗ)
Coordinate terms
Gregorian calendar monthsedit
Further reading
- Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English January, from Middle English Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin iānuārius.
Pronunciation
- (English-based) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɛ.nu.ɛ.ri]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [d͡ʒa.nu.a.ri]
- Rhymes: -ri, -i
- Hyphenation: Ja‧nu‧a‧ri
Proper noun
Januari (Jawi spelling جانواري)
- January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)
Descendants
- Indonesian: Januari
- → Banjarese: Januari
- → Banyumasan: Januari
- → Buginese: januari
- → Gorontalo: Januari
- → Minangkabau: Januari
- → Sundanese: Januari
See also
Further reading
- “Januari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English January.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Januari
See also
- ^ Months are more commonly referred to by number rather than name, e.g. mwezi wa kwanza, mwezi wa pili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili rather than Januari, Februari, Desemba.