kemeja
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemeja, from Portuguese camisa, from Old Galician-Portuguese camisa (“shirt”), from Late Latin camisia (“shirt”), from Transalpine Gaulish, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją (“clothes, shirt, skirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱam- (“cover, clothes”). Doublet of kamisa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛd͡ʒa/ [kəˈmɛ.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʒa
- Syllabification: ke‧me‧ja
Noun
kêmèja (plural kemeja-kemeja)
- shirt, particularly dress shirt
- Synonym: kamisa
Affixed terms
- berkemeja
Further reading
- “kemeja” 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
From Portuguese camisa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈmɛd͡ʒa/ [kəˈmɛ.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
kemeja (Jawi spelling کميجا, plural kemeja-kemeja)
Descendants
- Indonesian: kemeja
Further reading
- “kemeja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.