kejut

From Malay kejut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kezut₁ (“to start, jump when startled”), from Proto-Austronesian *kezuC (“to jerk suddenly, jump when startled”).

• IPA^(key): [kəˈd͡ʒʊt̚]
• Hyphenation: kê‧jut

kêjut (comparative lebih kejut, superlative paling kejut)

1. shocked, surprised, startled

   Synonyms: kaget, renjat

• “kejut” 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-Malayo-Polynesian *kezut₁ (“to start, jump when startled”), from Proto-Austronesian *kezuC (“to jerk suddenly, jump when startled”).

• IPA^(key): /kəd͡ʒut/
• Rhymes: -əd͡ʒut, -d͡ʒut, -ut
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kəd͡ʒʊt̚, -d͡ʒot̚, -d͡ʒo̞t̚]

kejut (Jawi spelling کجوت)

1. (transitive) to startle

   Bahaya tau mengejut orang cam tu!

   It's dangerous startling someone like that, y'know!

2. (transitive) to wake up

   Kejut dia sampai dia bangun sepenuhnya!

   Wake him up until he fully wakes up!

• Indonesian: kejut

• “kejut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *kezuC