pengajian

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Regular derivation as kaji +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay pengajian. Doublet of pengkajian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pəŋaˈd͡ʒian]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧nga‧ji‧an

Noun

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pêngajian (plural pengajian-pengajian, first-person possessive pengajianku, second-person possessive pengajianmu, third-person possessive pengajiannya)

  1. (Islam) Islamic teaching.
  2. (Islam) mass recitation of Qur'an.

Usage notes

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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 pengajian.

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Affixed kaji +‎ peng- -an.

Noun

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pengajian (informal 1st possessive pengajianku, 2nd possessive pengajianmu, 3rd possessive pengajiannya)

  1. recitation of Qur'an.
  2. study, studies
    1. (education) any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
      Synonym: kajian (Indonesian)

Usage notes

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

  • The Indonesian form for sense of study is irregular pengkajian.

Further reading

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