jangka

Inherited from Malay jangka, from Classical Malay جڠک (jangka).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaŋka/ [ˈd͡ʒaŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: jang‧ka

jangka (plural jangka-jangka)

1. compass, a pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle)
2. period (of time), term

   Synonyms: masa, periode

3. (archaic) intention, plan

   Synonyms: niat, tujuan

• “jangka” 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.

From Proto-South Sulawesi *jaŋka.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟaŋka]

jangka (Lontara spelling ᨍᨀ)

1. comb

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

menjangkakan

1. to measure something precisely (in carpentry, weaving)
2. to expect, to figure

jangka (Jawi spelling جڠک, plural jangka-jangka)

1. callipers or compass, contraption used to measure wood length in carpentry
   1. (obsolete) space or gap between two ends of said tool
2. a wooden tool used to split half pandanus leaves to correct size for weaving
3. period (of time), term

   Synonyms: masa, kala, tempoh

4. intention, plan

   Synonyms: niat, tujuan, rancangan

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جڠک djangka”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 100
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جڠک jangka”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 224
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jangka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 445

• “jangka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.