sarjana muda

Compound of sarjana (“bachelor”) +‎ muda (“young, junior”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈsar.d͡ʒa.naˈmu.da]
• Hyphenation: sar‧ja‧na‧mu‧da

sarjana muda (plural sarjana-sarjana muda)

1. (education) associate's degree: an academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately two years of college education, usually by community colleges

   Coordinate terms: sarjana muda, sarjana, sarjana utama

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay sarjana muda. Compare to Japanese 準学士(じゅんがくし) (jungakushi, “associate's degree”, literally “semi-, quasi- + bachelor”).

• “sarjana muda” 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.

From sarjana (“bachelor”) +‎ muda (“young, junior”).

sarjana muda (plural sarjana-sarjana muda)

1. (education) bachelor's degree

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian sarjana muda.

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