ajakan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒakan/ [aˈd͡ʒa.kan]
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: a‧ja‧kan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ajakan. Equivalent to ajak +‎ -an.

Noun

ajakan (plural ajakan-ajakan)

  1. invitation
    Synonym: undangan
  2. appeal, call, solicitation
    Synonym: anjuran
  3. arrangement, persuasion
  4. stimulus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Banjarese.

Noun

ajakan (plural ajakan-ajakan)

  1. (dialectal) floated mud

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese.

Noun

ajakan (plural ajakan-ajakan)

  1. (dialectal) a big school or shoal of fish

Further reading

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