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)

  1. shirt, particularly dress shirt
    Synonym: kamisa

Affixed terms

  • berkemeja

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Portuguese camisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛd͡ʒa/ [kəˈmɛ.d͡ʒa]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

kemeja (Jawi spelling کميجا, plural kemeja-kemeja)

  1. shirt

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kemeja

Further reading