beji

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbed͡ʒi/ [ˈbe.d͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -ed͡ʒi
• Syllabification: be‧ji

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦗꦶ (bèji).

Noun

beji (plural beji-beji)

1. large-headed nail

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦗꦶ (bèji), from Old Javanese beji (“pond”).

Noun

beji (plural beji-beji)

1. pool, pond

   Synonym: kolam

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Balinese [Term?], from Old Javanese beji (“pond”).

Noun

beji (plural beji-beji)

1. holy water source

Further reading

• “beji”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

beji

1. alternative spelling of bèji, romanization of ꦧꦺꦗꦶ

Swahili

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

beji class IX (plural beji class X)

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