jajahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jajah +‎ -an, from Malay jajahan. Cognate of Javanese ꦗꦗꦲꦤ꧀ (jajahan, “colony”), Old Javanese jajahan (“dependency”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈd͡ʒahan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ja‧jah‧an

Noun

jajahan (plural jajahan-jajahan, first-person possessive jajahanku, second-person possessive jajahanmu, third-person possessive jajahannya)

1. colony

   Synonym: koloni

Derived terms

• bangsa jajahan
• daerah jajahan
• negeri jajahan
• rantau jajahan

 

Further reading

• “jajahan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

jajah +‎ -an

Noun

jajahan (Jawi spelling جاجهن, plural jajahan-jajahan, informal 1st possessive jajahanku, 2nd possessive jajahanmu, 3rd possessive jajahannya)

1. colony

Descendants

• Indonesian: jajahan

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed jajah +‎ -(a)n

Noun

jajahan

1. dependency

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦗꦗꦲꦤ꧀ (jajahan)