bujang

Baba Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bujang (“single, unmarried”).

Noun

bujang

1. widowed

Iban

Noun

bujang

1. single (male)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bujang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbud͡ʒaŋ/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ud͡ʒaŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧jang

Noun

bujang (plural bujang-bujang)

1. bachelor (unmarried man)
2. (dialectal) single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang (comparative lebih bujang, superlative paling bujang)

1. (dialectal) single, unmarried (especially of man)

Hyponyms

• bujang andon
• bujang ayam
• bujang bercerai
• bujang juandang
• bujang sekolah
• bujang talang

Derived terms

• bujangan
• kebujangan
• membujang
• pembujangan

Further reading

• “bujang”, 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

bujang

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦗꦁ

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ, uncountable)

1. single, unmarried person

Adjective

bujang (Jawi spelling بوجڠ, comparative lebih bujang, superlative paling bujang)

1. single, unmarried

Descendants

• Baba Malay: bujang
• Indonesian: bujang
• → Min Nan: 巫讓／巫让 (bû-jiāng)
• → Tausug: budjang

Further reading

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

Toba Batak

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.d͡ʑaŋ/

Noun

bujang (Batak spelling ᯅᯮᯐᯰ)

1. (vulgar, anatomy) vagina