jajah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jajah.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒad͡ʒah/ [ˈd͡ʒa.d͡ʒah]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah
  • Syllabification: ja‧jah

Verb

jajah (active menjajah, passive dijajah)

  1. (rare, ambitransitive) to explore
    Synonym: jelajah
  2. (ambitransitive) to annex, to colonise

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

jajah (Jawi spelling جاجه)

  1. to explore
    Synonym: jelajah
  2. to annex; to colonise
    Synonym: takluk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jajah

Further reading

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