ajun
Assan
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *axʷ (“I”) + -un.
Pronoun
ajun
- we (first-person plural subjective)
Related terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈad͡ʒʊn]
- Hyphenation: a‧jun
Etymology 1
From Dutch adjunct, from Middle Dutch adjoinct, from Latin adiunctus, perfect passive participle of adiungō (“join to”), from ad + iungō (“join”). Compare to Malay adjung.
Noun
ajun (plural ajun-ajun)
- adjunct, a person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague
Derived terms
- ajun brigadir polisi
- ajun brigadir polisi dua
- ajun brigadir polisi satu
- ajun inspektur polisi dua
- ajun inspektur polisi satu
- ajun komisaris besar polisi
- ajun komisaris polisi
Etymology 2
Unknown
Adjective
ajun (comparative lebih ajun, superlative paling ajun)
- (archaic) deviate far from the goal
Noun
ajun (plural ajun-ajun)
Further reading
- “ajun” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
ajun
- romanization of ꦲꦗꦸꦤ꧀
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin iēiūnium or iēiūnus through a Vulgar Latin root *iaiūnus > *aiūnus, from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Spanish ayuno, French jeun, jeûne, also Italian digiuno. The equivalent Aromanian word agiun also carries the sense of 'starving', 'hungry'.
Pronunciation
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Noun
ajun n (plural ajunuri)
- fast, fasting (abstaining from or eating very little food)
- the day before a holiday when people fast, or in general the day before any event; eve
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | ajun | ajunul | ajunuri | ajunurile | |
| genitive-dative | ajun | ajunului | ajunuri | ajunurilor | |
| vocative | ajunule | ajunurilor | |||
Synonyms
- (fast): post
Derived terms
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