ajir

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒɪr/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪr, -ɪr, -r
• Hyphenation: a‧jir

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦗꦶꦂ (ajir), ꦲꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦂ (anjir, “stick”).

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir, first-person possessive ajirku, second-person possessive ajirmu, third-person possessive ajirnya)

1. pole, stake

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Banjarese [Term?]

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir, first-person possessive ajirku, second-person possessive ajirmu, third-person possessive ajirnya)

1. cordon

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay ajir (“laborer”), from Arabic أَجِير (ʔajīr, “laborer, wageworker”)

Noun

ajir (plural ajir-ajir, first-person possessive ajirku, second-person possessive ajirmu, third-person possessive ajirnya)

1. laborer

   Synonyms: buruh, pekerja, upahan

Further reading

• “ajir” 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.