anjing

See also: ānjìng and ànjǐng

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay anjing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.d͡ʒiŋ/

Noun

anjing

1. dog (animal)

Synonyms

• kuyuk

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• andjing (1901–1947, 1947–1972)
• Minced oaths (usually for the vulgar expletive):
  • njing, jing (colloquial, apheresis)
  • anying, anjir, anjay, anjas, anjrot (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay anjing, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian and Proto-Austronesian *asu, presumably through an independent replacement of the last syllable in Proto-Malayic *asu(ʔ) to create a polite register form, or through borrowing from Old Javanese añjiṅ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈand͡ʒiŋ/ [ˈaɲ.d͡ʒɪŋ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -and͡ʒiŋ
• Syllabification: an‧jing

Noun

anjing (plural anjing-anjing)

1. dog, Canis familiaris
2. (vulgar) dog, bitch, motherfucker

Interjection

anjing

1. (vulgar) bitch, shit, motherfucker

   Synonym: asu

Affixations

• peranjingan (“doghood, houndhood, canidery”)

Compounds

• anjing air (“water dog, seadog; smooth-coated otter”)
• anjing ajak (“dhole”)
• anjing arau
• anjing belang
• anjing geladak
• anjing gembala
• anjing gila
• anjing hutan
• anjing kampung
• anjing komondor
• anjing liar
• anjing pelacak
• anjing sabun
• anjing tanah

See also

• koyok (“wild dog”)

Further reading

• “anjing”, 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

Ultimately inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian and Proto-Austronesian *asu, presumably through a replacement of the last syllable in Proto-Malayic *asu(ʔ) to create a polite register form, perhaps by analogy to similar process in Javanese. Compare the alternation in Javanese masuk > manjing (“to enter”), jalu > jantĕn (“male (of animal and plants), husband”) and ésuk > ènjing (“morning”).

However, such an alternation to make polite register form typically uses -ntan in Malay, and anjing in particular might have been directly borrowed from Old Javanese añjiṅ. Compare Malay alu > antan (“pestle”) and piama > piantan (“rice-planting season”), for which no Javanese counterparts exist and thus could not have been borrowed.

The form asu is preserved only dialectally, and also in gigi asu (“canine tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɲd͡ʒeŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɲd͡ʒeŋ, -d͡ʒeŋ, -eŋ

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

anjing (Jawi spelling انجيڠ, plural anjing-anjing or anjing²)

1. dog (animal)

   Synonyms: asu, kuyuk

   Anjing saya suka tidur dan makan. ― My dog likes to sleep and eat.

2. (derogatory, offensive) a contemptible person; a bastard

   Coordinate term: babi (a contemptible person)

   Ultras Malaya ekor harimau Malaya! Kami turun ke Shah Alam, Satu jiwa sokong Malaysia, Singapore Anjing dibunuh saja ― Ultras Malaya is a Malayan tiger! We will go to Shah Alam, support Malaysia together ["with one life"], and defeat ["kill off"] the Singaporean bastards ["dogs"] - a football chant

Usage notes

Similar to babi, the reason why "anjing" is used as an offensive insult is because dogs are unclean in Islam, the national religion of Malaysia.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menganjing [agent focus] (meN-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• air anjing
• anak anjing
• anjing air
• anjing ajak
• anjing arau
• anjing geladak
• anjing gila
• anjing herder
• anjing hitam
• anjing hutan
• anjing kampung
• anjing koreng
• anjing kumbang
• anjing ladang
• anjing langsat
• anjing laut
• anjing lotong
• anjing nibung
• anjing pandan
• anjing pemburu
• anjing penghidu
• anjing polis
• anjing sabun
• anjing serigala
• anjing sokom
• anjing tanah
• anjing tarikan
• belanak rapang anjing
• berdansanak anjing
• berlari anjing
• berlari-lari anjing,-
• daun tapak anjing
• ekor anjing
• gigi anjing
• gila anjing
• kedal anjing
• kenan anjing
• kudis anjing
• kurap anjing
• pelir anjing
• penyakit anjing gila
• pokok ekor anjing
• puki anjing
• recak anjing
• saudara anjing
• simpul anjing berhimpit
• sinai anjing
• uling anjing

Further reading

• "anjing" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "anjing" at PRPM first version)

Sundanese

Noun

anjing (Sundanese spelling ᮃᮔ᮪ᮏᮤᮀ)

1. dog (animal)