jajahan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed jajah + -an, from Malay jajahan. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦗꦲꦤ꧀ (jajahan, “colony”), Old Javanese jajahan (“dependency”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒahan/ [d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒa.han]
- Rhymes: -ahan
- Syllabification: ja‧ja‧han
Noun
jajahan (plural jajahan-jajahan)
Derived terms
- bangsa jajahan
- daerah jajahan
- negeri jajahan
- rantau jajahan
Further reading
- “jajahan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒahan/ [d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒa.han]
- Hyphenation: ja‧ja‧han
Noun
jajahan (Jawi spelling جاجهن, plural jajahan-jajahan)
Descendants
- Indonesian: jajahan
Further reading
- “jajahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed jajah + -(a)n
Noun
jajahan