hijau

See also: Hijau

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• hidjau (1947–1972)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Malay hijau

Dutch groentjesl.

Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Germanic *-į̄

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English greensl.

Indonesian hijau

From Malay hijau, from Classical Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. The sense “inexperienced” is a semantic loan from Dutch groentje. The sense “environmentally friendly” is a semantic loan from English green.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhid͡ʒau̯/ [ˈhi.d͡ʒau̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -id͡ʒau̯
• Syllabification: hi‧jau

Adjective

hijau (comparative lebih hijau, superlative paling hijau)

1. green
2. (figurative, of people) inexperienced
3. (figurative) green; environmentally friendly

Noun

hijau (plural hijau-hijau)

1. green (colour)

Derived terms

• hijauan
• kehijau-hijauan
• kehijauan
• menghijau
• menghijaukan
• penghijau
• penghijauan

• hijau asetat
• hijau daun
• hijau gadung
• hijau jelak
• hijau lestari
• hijau lumut
• hijau maya-maya
• hijau muda
• hijau paris
• hijau tua
• hijau zamrud

• lombok hijau

See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)

putih	abu-abu, kelabu	hitam
merah; kirmizi	jingga; cokelat, pirang tua	kuning; krem
hijau pupus, hijau limau	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau tua
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut	biru langit, nilakandi	biru
lembayung; nila	patma; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

Further reading

• “hijau”, 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

Alternative forms

• ijo / ايجو

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qizaw. Compare also Tagalog hiláw (“unripe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hi.d͡ʒau̯]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -d͡ʒau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: hi‧jau

Adjective

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو, comparative lebih hijau, superlative paling hijau)

1. green (having green as its colour)
2. environmentally friendly
3. inexperienced

Synonyms

• akhdar / اخضر

Derived terms

Affixations

• kehijauan
• menghijau
• menghijaukan
• penghijauan

Compounds

• lombok hijau
• mak kau hijau

Descendants

• Indonesian: hijau

Noun

hijau (Jawi spelling هيجاو, plural hijau-hijau or hijau²)

1. green (colour)

Further reading

• “hijau”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017