béja

Old Sundanese

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”), from Sanskrit विद् (vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”)

Verb

béja

1. to tell, to say

   Synonym: carék

Descendants

• Sundanese: béja

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese béja, probably from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”), from Sanskrit विद् (vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”)

Noun

béja (Sundanese script ᮘᮦᮏ)

1. message, information; news; report

   Synonyms: warta, wartos

   Béjana mah aya kajadian tabrakan di jalan tol.

   It's been said that there was a collision on the highway

Verb

béja (Sundanese script ᮘᮦᮏ)

1. to tell; to inform; to report

   Ieu ulah dibéjakeun ka mamah, nya?

   Don't tell this to mom, okay?

Derived terms

• bébéja
• béja-béja
• béré béja
• dibéjaan
• dibéjakeun
• ngabéjaan
• ngabéjakeun
• pibéjaeun

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij