sahaja

From Malay sahaja, from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja, “natural, innate, original”).

• IPA^(key): [saˈhad͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ha‧ja
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a

sahaja

1. archaic form of saja
2. (archaic) actually

   Synonym: sebenarnya

3. (archaic) duly, rightly

   Synonym: sewajarnya

4. (archaic) deliberately

   Synonym: sengaja

• “sahaja” 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.

• saja (colloquial or nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesia)
• aja (Jakarta)
• je (Peninsular esp. Kuala Lumpur)
• jak (Pontianak)
• ja, etc. (Sabah)

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sahad͡ʒə]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [sahad͡ʒa, -d͡ʒə, -d͡ʒaʔ]

sahaja (Jawi spelling سهاج)

1. only

   Makanan ini untuk haiwan peliharaan sahaja.

   This food is for pets only.

   Synonyms: cuma, hanya

• > Indonesian: saja (inherited)
• → Tausug: sadja

• “sahaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.