ngaji

ngaji

1. father

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Affixation of nge- +‎ kaji.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈŋad͡ʒi/ [ˈŋa.d͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒi
• Syllabification: nga‧ji

ngaji

1. (colloquial) synonym of mengaji

From N- +‎ aji (“to read (a holy/sacred text)”)

ngaji (Sundanese script ᮍᮏᮤ)

1. (intransitive, Islam) to read the Quran

   Ti budak kénéh ogé, urang kudu diajar ngaji

   Even from childhood, we must learn to read the Quran.

2. (transitive, Islam) to read a religious book
3. (transitive, rare) to read any book

• Mainly used in Islamic contexts.

Compare Ternate ngaju (“outrigger”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.d͡ʒi/

ngaji

1. outrigger

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics