bajak

See also: baják and bájak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbad͡ʒak/ [ˈba.d͡ʒak̚]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒak
• Syllabification: ba‧jak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bajak.

Noun

bajak (plural bajak-bajak)

1. plough

Verb

bajak

1. to plough

Derived terms

• bajakan
• dibajak
• membajak
• pembajak
• pembajakan

• bajak singkal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦗꦒ꧀ (bajag).

Noun

bajak (plural bajak-bajak)

1. piracy

   bajak laut ― pirate

Verb

bajak

1. to hijack

Derived terms

• bajakan
• dibajak
• membajak
• pembajak
• pembajakan

• bajak laut

Further reading

• “bajak”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbad͡ʒak/ [ˈba.d͡ʒaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒaʔ, -d͡ʒaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧jak

Noun

bajak (Jawi spelling باجق, plural bajak-bajak or bajak²)

1. plough

Verb

bajak (Jawi spelling باجق)

1. to plough

Derived terms

Affixations

• bajakan
• berbajak
• dibajak
• membajak
• pembajak
• pembajakan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bajak (inherited)
• → Tausug: badja'

Further reading

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