belajar

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay belajar (“to learn”).

Verb

belajar

1. to study

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəlad͡ʒar]
• Hyphenation: be‧la‧jar
• Rhymes: -jar

Verb

belajar

1. learn

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• beladjar (1947–1972)
• bladjar

Etymology

Inherited from Malay belajar, from Classical Malay belajar. Equivalent to ber- +‎ ajar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlad͡ʒar/ [bəˈla.d͡ʒar]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒar
• Syllabification: be‧la‧jar

Verb

bêlajar

1. to study; to learn

   Aku sedang belajar mengemudi. ― I'm learning how to drive.

Derived terms

Affixations

• membelajarkan
• pembelajar
• pembelajaran

Compounds

• belajar aktif
• belajar insidental
• belajar jarak jauh
• belajar kelompok
• belajar laten
• belajar mandiri
• belajar tuntas
• bimbingan belajar

Related terms

• pelajar
• pengajar

See also

• siswa (“student”)

Further reading

• “belajar”, 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

From dissimilated ber- +‎ ajar.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bəˈlad͡ʒa(r)/ [bəˈla.d͡ʒa(r)]
  • Rhymes: -a(r)

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bəˈlad͡ʒur/ [bəˈla.d͡ʒur]
  • Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: be‧la‧jar

Verb

belajar (Jawi spelling بلاجر)

1. to study; to learn

Derived terms

Affixations

• pembelajaran

Related terms

• pelajar (“student”)
• pengajar (“teacher; instructor”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: belajar (inherited)

References

• “belajar”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

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