aniaya

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay aniaya, from Classical Malay انياي (aniaya), from Sanskrit अन्याय (anyāya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aniˈaja/ [a.niˈa.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧a‧ya

Noun

aniaya (uncountable)

1. persecution, oppression, injustice

Verb

aniaya (active menganiaya, passive dianiaya)

1. (transitive) to persecute, abuse

   Synonym: aniayai

Derived terms

Affixations

• dianiaya
• dianiayai
• menganiaya
• menganiayai
• penganiaya
• penganiayaan
• teraniaya

Further reading

• “aniaya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्याय (anyāya).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /aˈnjajə/ [aˈnja.jə]
  • Rhymes: -ajə

• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aˈnjaja/ [aˈnja.ja]
  • Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: a‧nia‧ya

Noun

aniaya (Jawi spelling انياي, uncountable)

1. maltreatment; abuse; injustice; tyranny; oppression

Verb

aniaya (Jawi spelling انياي, active menganiaya, third-person passive dianiaya)

1. (transitive) to persecute, abuse, oppress, maltreat

Derived terms

Affixations

• dianiaya (“persecuted; abused; oppressed; maltreated”)
• dianiayai (“persecuted; abused; oppressed; maltreated”)
• menganiaya (“to persecute; abuse; oppress; maltreat”)
• menganiayai (“to persecute; abuse; oppress; maltreat”)
• penganiaya (“persecutor”)
• penganiayaan (“persecution;oppression”)
• teraniaya

Compounds

• buat aniaya

Descendants

• > Indonesian: aniaya (inherited)

Further reading

• "aniaya" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017