tahun ajaran
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tahun (“year”) + ajaran (“teaching”), literally "teaching year", calque of Dutch leerjaar (“teaching year”).
Noun
Usage notes
The term is commonly used for primary and secondary education. Tertiary education use tahun akademik instead. Both are abbreviated as TA.
Further reading
- “tahun ajaran” 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.