pinjam

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pinjam, from Classical Malay ڤينجم (pinjam), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, a variant of *həzam, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam. The initial /p-/ is possibly influenced by the prefix per-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpind͡ʒam/ [ˈpiɲ.d͡ʒam]
  • Rhymes: -ind͡ʒam
  • Syllabification: pin‧jam

Verb

pinjam (active meminjam, passive dipinjam)

  1. (transitive) to borrow

Derived terms

  • peminjam (borrower)
  • peminjaman (the act of borrowing, loaning or lending)
  • pinjam-meminjam (to borrow each other)
  • pinjaman (something that is borrowed; borrowing, loan)
  • pinjami
  • pinjamkan (to lend)
  • pinjam mengganti
  • pinjam pakai

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sezam”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Malay ڤينجم (pinjam), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hinzam, a variant of *həzam, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam. Compare Tagalog hirám (borrowing). The initial /p-/ is possibly influenced by the prefix per-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpind͡ʒam/ [ˈpiɲ.d͡ʒam]
  • Rhymes: -ind͡ʒam, -am

Verb

pinjam (Jawi spelling ڤينجم)

  1. to borrow

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pinjam
  • Tok Pisin: piga

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sezam”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading