senjata

From Malay senjata, from Classical Malay senjata, from Sanskrit संयत्त (saṃyatta, “prepared, ready, being on one's guard”) or सज्जता (sajjatā, “preparation”).

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• IPA^(key): /sənˈd͡ʒa.ta/, [səɲˈd͡ʒa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: sên‧ja‧ta

sênjata (plural senjata-senjata)

1. weapon; arms:
   1. an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords
   2. (figurative) a tool of any kind

• “senjata” 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.

Borrowed from Sanskrit संयत्त (saṃyatta, “prepared, ready, being on one's guard”) or सज्जता (sajjatā, "preparation").

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sənˈd͡ʒatə/ [səɲˈd͡ʒa.t̪ə]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /sənˈd͡ʒata/ [səɲˈd͡ʒa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -ta

senjata (Jawi spelling سنجات, plural senjata-senjata)

1. weapon
2. arms

• > Indonesian: senjata (inherited)
• → Kapampangan: sandata
• → Tagalog: sandata
• → Tausug: sanjata'

• Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 168.