mengaji

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kaji +‎ meng-. Doublet of mengkaji.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋad͡ʒi/ [məˈŋa.d͡ʒi]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi
  • Syllabification: me‧nga‧ji

Verb

mengaji (active mengaji, ordinary passive dikaji)

  1. (intransitive, Islam) to read Quran
  2. (transitive, Islam) to study Quran, Arabic, or Islamic study
  3. (transitive, rare) to study
    Synonym: mengkaji

Derived terms

  • mengaji adat
  • mengaji alif-alif
  • mengaji batang
  • mengaji tasawuf

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