durjana

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese durjana (“villain; malicious, wicked”), from Sanskrit दुर्जन (durjana, “malicious, evildoer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dur.d͡ʒa.nə/
• Rhymes: -anə
• Hyphenation: dur‧ja‧na

Noun

durjana (Balinese script ᬤᬸᬃᬚᬦ)

1. scoundrel, evildoer

Further reading

• “durjana”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay durjana, from Sanskrit दुर्जन (durjana, “malicious, evildoer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ʊrˈd͡ʒana]
• Hyphenation: dur‧ja‧na

Noun

durjana (plural durjana-durjana)

1. (poetic, rare) evildoer

Adjective

durjana

1. (poetic, rare) wicked

Derived terms

• kedurjanaan (“wickedness”)

Further reading

• “durjana”, 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

durjana

1. romanization of ꦢꦸꦂꦗꦤ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्जन (durjana, “malicious, evildoer”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

durjana (Jawi spelling درجنا, plural durjana-durjana or durjana²)

1. evildoer

Adjective

durjana

1. (Classical Malay) wicked

   Synonym: jahat

Derived terms

• kedurjanaan (“wickedness”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: durjana

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्जन (durjana, “malicious, evildoer”).

Adjective

durjana

1. malicious, wicked

Noun

durjana

1. villain

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦢꦸꦂꦗꦤ (durjana) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬤᬸᬃᬚᬦ (durjana)

Further reading

• "durjana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.